filial

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The verdict

“filial” is uncommon German (frequency #85,227 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,227
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Tochterunternehmen, die Tochtergesellschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-filial · filial · German

filial · rank #85,227 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,227
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Filmset

Nearest frequency peer: Filmset (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „filial“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „filial“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for filial
PropertyValue
Headwordfilial
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,227
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „filial“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).filialfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Filmset“ (#85,228), „feuriger“ (#85,225), „filmten“ (#85,229). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „filial“ bei #85,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

filial is uncommon German at frequency #85,227 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Tochterunternehmen, die Tochtergesellschaft".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for filial, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is filial, spelled F-I-L-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Tochterunternehmen, die Tochtergesellschaft

Synonyms

societat filialnegoci filial

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filial"?
"filial" is spelled F-I-L-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "filial" mean?
As a noun, "filial" means: das Tochterunternehmen, die Tochtergesellschaft
How do you pronounce "filial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filial" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filial" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "filial", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fluffy#85,243errors#85,192Gesche#85,288getobt#85,300

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list