fellate
/fəˈleɪt/
"fellate" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fellate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To stimulate the penis or scrotum using the mouth.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fellate · fellate · English
fellate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fellate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /fəˈleɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fellate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fellate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /fəˈleɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fellate, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Back-formation from fellatio on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin fellō (“suck”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, to suckle”). The correct English form is fellate, spelled F-E-L-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To stimulate the penis or scrotum using the mouth.
- 2To suck in a manner suggestive of fellatio.
- 3To suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fellate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] semen is a gift, and the relation between the one who is fellated and the one who fellates is a relation between one who gives and one who receives.
At trial, the precise content of the sexual activity which subsequently occurred, as well as the Complainant’s state of consciousness at the material time, were matters of dispute between the Prosecution and the Defence. What was not disputed was that sometime between 4.02am and 5.43am, the Accused fellated the Complainant.
Etymology
Back-formation from fellatio on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Latin fellō (“suck”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck, to suckle”).
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.