fedora
/fɪˈdɔːɹə/
"fedora" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fedora” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,787
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fedora · fedora · English
fedora · rank #26,787 · 8 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,787
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fatter
Nearest frequency peer: fatter (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fedora”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- farthest
farthest
73,217 corpus weight
- fateful
fateful
73,216 corpus weight
- fatter
fatter
73,215 corpus weight
- fedora
fedora
73,214 corpus weight
- fer
fer
73,213 corpus weight
- Fillers
Fillers
73,211 corpus weight
What this shows “fedora” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fedora |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɪˈdɔːɹə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,787 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fedora”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around fedora (IPA /fɪˈdɔːɹə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,787 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fedora, with forms such as "efdora", "fdeora", and "feddora". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fora", "flora", "femoral", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a 19th-century play by Victorien Sardou titled Fédora. The heroine, Fédora Romazov, wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. The name comes from the Russian Федо́ра (Fedóra), feminine form of Фёдор (Fjódor), from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gif… The correct English form is fedora, spelled F-E-D-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fedora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Another friend was present while I was there, veteran criminal defense attorney William J. Brennan, jealously guarding an SUV full of memorabilia he’d purchased, including a Rizzo fedora and walking stick, the former of which he told me he hoped Rizzo was wearing during the famous “crumb bum” exchange with television reporter Stan Bohrman.
Etymology
From a 19th-century play by Victorien Sardou titled Fédora. The heroine, Fédora Romazov, wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat. The name comes from the Russian Федо́ра (Fedóra), feminine form of Фёдор (Fjódor), from Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “gift of god”), derived from θεός (theós, “god”) and δῶρον (dôron, “gift”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efdora
- fdeora
- feddora
- fedoar
- fedorra
- fedroa
- feodra
- ffedora
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fedora - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).