filiform
"filiform" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filiform” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-filiform · filiform · English
filiform · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | filiform |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “filiform” in English
Rare enough to double-check
filiform is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for filiform, 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.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin filum (“thread”), + -iform. The correct English form is filiform, spelled F-I-L-I-F-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
- 2Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how filiform appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tiger beetles have filiform antennae.
Etymology
Latin filum (“thread”), + -iform.
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.