jellaba

noun

"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

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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.

Key facts for jellaba
PropertyValue
Headwordjellaba
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jellaba” in English

jellabasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Alternative form of djellaba.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jellaba appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jellaba"?
"jellaba" is spelled J-E-L-L-A-B-A.
What does "jellaba" mean?
As a noun, "jellaba" means: Alternative form of djellaba.
What is the origin of the word "jellaba"?
From Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list