filiation
"filiation" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filiation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filiation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “filiation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
filiation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for filiation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation The correct English form is filiation, spelled F-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The condition of being a child of a specified parent.
- 2The ancestry or lineage shared by a group having the same bloodline.
- 3The determination of paternity.
- 4One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot.
Etymology
First attested in c. 1520. From French filiation
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 “filiation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.