fellah
/ˈfɛlə/
"fellah" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fellah” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fellah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɛlə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fellah” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fellah is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɛlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fellah, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”). Attested since 1743. The correct English form is fellah, spelled F-E-L-L-A-H.
Definition
- 1A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic فَلَّاح (fallāḥ, “peasant”), from Classical Syriac ܦܠܚܐ (“worker; peasant”). Attested since 1743.
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 “fellah”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-E-L-L-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfɛlə/ (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.