jellaba
"jellaba" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jellaba” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Alternative form of djellaba.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jellaba · jellaba · English
jellaba · 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 "J" 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 | jellaba |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jellaba” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jellaba is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of djellaba.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jellaba, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba). The correct English form is jellaba, spelled J-E-L-L-A-B-A.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of djellaba.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jellaba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And it wasn't his suit that worried the people on the green tram, even though most of the other men wore flowing jellabas.
Etymology
From Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba).
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.