filleted

adj

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

The verdict

“filleted” is uncommon English (frequency #97,025 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,025
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gutted; very disappointed or let down.

Corpus desk

Index EN-filleted · filleted · English

filleted · rank #97,025 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,025
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fettle

Nearest frequency peer: fettle (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “filleted”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “filleted” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for filleted
PropertyValue
Headwordfilleted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “filleted” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).filletedfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “fettle” (#97,023), “fishkill” (#97,028), “feints” (#97,021). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “filleted” is #97,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

filleted is uncommon English at frequency #97,025 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gutted; very disappointed or let down.".

filleted has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is filleted, spelled F-I-L-L-E-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gutted; very disappointed or let down.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how filleted appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I was filleted to be honest. It had taken its toll on me ... I'd probably had enough myself by that time in terms of being manager.

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 "filleted"?
"filleted" is spelled F-I-L-L-E-T-E-D.
What does "filleted" mean?
As an adjective, "filleted" means: Gutted; very disappointed or let down.
What language does "filleted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list