Filipino

/filiˈpino/

//filiˈpino// noun

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"filipino" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Filipino” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,546
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.

Corpus desk

Index EN-filipino · Filipino · English

Filipino · rank #11,546 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,546
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH faults

Nearest frequency peer: faults (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Filipino”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Filipino” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Filipino vs Filipina
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Filipino
PropertyValue
HeadwordFilipino
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/filiˈpino/
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,546
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Filipino”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Filipinolands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “faults” (#11,545), “flashing” (#11,547), “extracted” (#11,544). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “Filipino” is #11,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Filipino (IPA /filiˈpino/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,546 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Filipino, with forms such as "ffilipino", "fiilpino", and "filiipno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Filipina", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male P… The correct English form is Filipino, spelled F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
  2. 2
    Specifically a male citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines.
  3. 3
    A male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent.

Etymology

From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred to a male Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent, synonym to Spanish insular (“islander”) (plural insulares) in the Spanish Colonial Era of the Philippines, before it was applied as a nationality for every citizen of the Philippines from the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine Revolution.

Synonyms

PinoyFilipina

Antonyms

Filipina

This word in other languages

filipino(Español)Philippin(Français)Philippiner(Deutsch)filipino(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffilipino
  • fiilpino
  • filiipno
  • filipinno
  • filipion
  • filipnio
  • filippino
  • fillipino
  • filpiino
  • fliipino
  • iflipino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Filipino - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffilipino1fiilpino2filiipno2filipinno1filipion2filipnio2filippino1fillipino1
Edit distance from "Filipino"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Filipino"?
"Filipino" is spelled F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /filiˈpino/.
What does "Filipino" mean?
As a noun, "Filipino" means: A citizen or inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such.
What words are commonly confused with "Filipino"?
"Filipino" is commonly confused with "Filipina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Filipino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Filipino" is /filiˈpino/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Filipino"?
From Spanish filipino m, from Felipe + -ino, demonym to Spanish las Islas Filipinas (“The Philippine Islands (P.I.); The Philippines”), after Spanish El Rey Felipe II de España (“King Philip II of Spain”). The Spanish term formerly only referred t... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Filipino", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flashing#11,547granting#11,552greeting#11,553Hawaiian#11,554

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

durable11 variantsimpaired11 variantsLeonardo11 variantscopying11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list