# filial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɪl.i.əl/ · frequency rank #44,782

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
2. Respectful of the duties and attitudes of sons or daughters toward their parents.
3. Of a generation or generations descending from a specific previous one.

## Etymology
From Middle English filial, from Latin fīliālis, from filius (“son”) / filia (“daughter”) + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **fill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filial-vs-fill)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filial-vs-final)
- **fiscal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filial-vs-fiscal)
- **filing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filial-vs-filing)
- **facial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facial-vs-filial)
- **Fijian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fijian-vs-filial)
- **familial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/familial-vs-filial)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffilial`, `fiilal`, `filail`, `filiall`, `filila`, `fillial`, `fliial`, `iflial`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/filial