fallow deer
/ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪə/
"fallow-deer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fallow deer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fallow deer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fallow deer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fallow deer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.".
Zero misspellings are on record for fallow deer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English falowe deer, falyf der, equivalent to fallow + deer, due to the deer's pale brown (fallow) colour. The correct English form is fallow deer, spelled F-A-L-L-O-W- -D-E-E-R.
Definition
- 1A ruminant mammal of the genus Dama belonging to the family Cervidae.
Etymology
From Middle English falowe deer, falyf der, equivalent to fallow + deer, due to the deer's pale brown (fallow) colour.
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 “fallow deer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-L-L-O-W- -D-E-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfæl.əʊˌdɪə/ (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.