filename
/ˈfaɪ.əl.neɪm/
"filename" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filename” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,644
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The name assigned to a file in a file system.
Corpus desk
Index EN-filename · filename · English
filename · rank #43,644 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,644
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH fico
Nearest frequency peer: fico (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “filename”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- feu
feu
56,360 corpus weight
- fib
fib
56,359 corpus weight
- fico
fico
56,358 corpus weight
- filename
filename
56,357 corpus weight
- Finsbury
Finsbury
56,356 corpus weight
- firebird
firebird
56,355 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “filename” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filename |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfaɪ.əl.neɪm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “filename” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around filename (IPA /ˈfaɪ.əl.neɪm/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,644 among 18,613 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The name assigned to a file in a file system.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for filename, with forms such as "ffilename", "fielname", and "fileanme". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: file + name The correct English form is filename, spelled F-I-L-E-N-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1The name assigned to a file in a file system.
Etymology
file + name
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffilename
- fielname
- fileanme
- filenaem
- filenamme
- filenmae
- filenname
- fillename
- filneame
- fliename
- iflename
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filename - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "filename", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.