Filipina
/fɪlɪˈpiːnə/noun, adjective
Filipina is spelled F-I-L-I-P-I-N-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Filipina means “A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Filipina is Filipinas.
How many letters and syllables are in Filipina?
| Letters | 8: F-I-L-I-P-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Filipina?
Filipina appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Filipina?
- /filiˈpinɐ/
- US /fɪlɪˈpiːnə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Filipina.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Filipina?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Filipina from its last stressed vowel (/inə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Filipina
- Filipinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Filipina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
- 2
obsoleteA female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to female citizens or local inhabitants of the Philippines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Filipina in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A female citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | filipina |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Filipina come from?
Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).