fellow

Where “fellow” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   A companion; a comrade.
2. 2
   An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
3. 3
   An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
4. 4
   A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
5. 5
   A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
6. 6
   A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
7. 7
   A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
8. 8
   A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
9. 9
   Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
10. 10
    Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
11. 11
    Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
12. 12
    Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
13. 13
    Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
14. 14
    Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
15. 15
    Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
16. 16
    Often in the form Fellow: academic senses.
17. 17
    A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
18. 18
    Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.
19. 19
    An animal or object.
20. 20
    One of a pair of things suited to each other or used together; a counterpart, a mate.
21. 21
    One of a pair of things suited to each other or used together; a counterpart, a mate.
22. 22
    Alternative form of fella (“used as a general intensifier”)
23. 23
    A colleague or partner.
24. 24
    A colleague or partner.
25. 25
    A close companion or friend; also, a companion or friend whom one eats or drinks with.
26. 26
    Followed by of: one who participates in an activity; a participant.
27. 27
    A man without good breeding or of lower social status; a common or ignoble man; also, used as a polite term of address to such a person.
28. 28
    A person's servant or slave.
29. 29
    A worthless person; a churl, a knave; also, used as a term of address to a person regarded as such.
30. 30
    Synonym of schoolmate (“a student at the same school”).
31. 31
    A black man.

Etymology

From Middle English felowe, Early Middle English felage (“companion, good friend”) from Old English fēolaga, from Old Norse félagi, derived from félag (“joint venture; partnership”, literally “a laying together of property”), from fé (“livestock, property; money”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“livestock; wealth”)) + lag (“something laid down; right position; arrangement; companionship, fellowship; partnership”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie down”)). Cognates * Old Norse filaga, felaka (“partner”, accusative singular), from which the other terms are derived: * Danish fælle (“companion”) * Faroese felagi (“member; partner”) * Icelandic félagi (“companion, comrade, fellow; member; partner”) * Norwegian felle (“companion”) * Old Swedish fälaghi (modern Swedish felaga, felaha (“partner”, accusative singular)) * Scots falow, fallow, follow (“associate, companion, comrade”)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efllow,felloww,fellwo,felolw,felow,ffellow,flelow

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fellow - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

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