filarious
/fɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/
"filarious" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filarious” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of filarial.
| 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) |
Where “filarious” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for filarious is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /fɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “filarious”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fɪˈlɛəɹi.əs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.