Fallopian tube
/fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/
"fallopian-tube" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fallopian tube” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fallopian tube |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fallopian tube” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fallopian tube is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fallopian tube, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Early 18th century, from Fallopius (“Latinized form of the name of Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – October 9, 1562), the Italian anatomist and physician who first described them”) + -an + tube. The correct English form is Fallopian tube, spelled F-A-L-L-O-P-I-A-N- -T-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1Either of the two ducts through which ova pass from the ovaries to the uterus.
Etymology
Early 18th century, from Fallopius (“Latinized form of the name of Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – October 9, 1562), the Italian anatomist and physician who first described them”) + -an + tube.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fallopian tube”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-L-L-O-P-I-A-N- -T-U-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fəˈlɔːpi.ən tuːb/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.