filarious
/fɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/
"filarious" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filarious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of filarial.
Corpus desk
Index EN-filarious · filarious · English
filarious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | filarious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /fɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “filarious” in English
Rare enough to double-check
filarious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of filarial.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for filarious, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is filarious, spelled F-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of filarial.
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.