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feller

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "feller", 6-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "feller" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "feller" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

feller is aEnglishnoun. It means: A person who fells trees; a lumberjack Often confused with fewer and fever.

Key facts for feller
PropertyValue
Headwordfeller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,240
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of feller in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for feller is 6 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #40,240 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for feller, with forms such as "efller", "felelr", and "feler". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fewer", "fever", "flyer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fellere, feller; equivalent to fell + -er. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is feller, spelled F-E-L-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
  2. 2
    A machine for felling trees.
  3. 3
    A person who fells a seam.
  4. 4
    An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam.

Etymology

From Middle English fellere, feller; equivalent to fell + -er.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efller,felelr,feler,fellerr,fellre,ffeller,fleler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for feller

Misspelling Variants of "feller"

efller6felelr6feler5fellerr7fellre6ffeller7fleler6
Misspelling Variants of "feller"

Frequency rank: #40,240 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feller"?
"feller" is spelled F-E-L-L-E-R.
What does "feller" mean?
As a noun, "feller" means: A person who fells trees; a lumberjack
What words are commonly confused with "feller"?
"feller" is commonly confused with "fewer", "fever", "flyer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "feller"?
From Middle English fellere, feller; equivalent to fell + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.