philia
/ˈfɪ.li.ə/
"philia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“philia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - friendship
Corpus desk
Index EN-philia · philia · English
philia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | philia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪ.li.ə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “philia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
philia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪ.li.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
philia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía). The correct English form is philia, spelled P-H-I-L-I-A.
Definition
- 1friendship
- 2liking
- 3a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía).
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.