fella
/fɛ.lə/noun
fella is spelled F-E-L-L-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Fella, the name). As a noun, fella means “Pronunciation spelling of fellow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fella is fellas.
How many letters and syllables are in fella?
| Letters | 5: F-E-L-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fella?
Fella appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Fella, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fella?
- /fɛ.lə/
Fella has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fella.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fella
- fellas plural
- fellah
- feller
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fella mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
Am I right, fellas?
- 2
Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.
- 3
An Internet troll engaged in information warfare against Russia, especially with regard to the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fella in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense used as a term of address for a male person:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fella come from?
From fellow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).