# Filipina

> English word · Noun · IPA /filiˈpinɐ/ · frequency rank #30,420

## Definitions
1. A female citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
2. A female Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish filipina f (feminine form of filipino).

## Easily confused with
- **Filipino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filipina-vs-filipino)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffilipina`, `fiilpina`, `filiipna`, `filipian`, `filipinna`, `filipnia`, `filippina`, `fillipina`, `filpiina`, `fliipina`, `iflipina`

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