# falafel

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈlɑːfəl/ · frequency rank #44,771

## Definitions
1. A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.
2. A pita with falafel balls as a filling.
3. A single falafel ball.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). Doublet of peepul and pepper.

## Common misspellings (10)
`aflafel`, `faalfel`, `falaefl`, `falafell`, `falaffel`, `falafle`, `falfael`, `fallafel`, `ffalafel`, `flaafel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/falafel