Philippians

/fəˈlɪpiənz/

//fəˈlɪpiənz// name

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"philippians" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Philippians” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,819. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,819
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.

Corpus desk

Index EN-philippians · Philippians · English

Philippians · rank #42,819 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,819
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH phenotypic

Nearest frequency peer: phenotypic (-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 “Philippians”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Philippians” 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).

Philippians vs Philippine
82% similar
Philippians vs Philippines
82% similar

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

Key facts for Philippians
PropertyValue
HeadwordPhilippians
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/fəˈlɪpiənz/
Letters11
Frequency rank#42,819
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Philippians”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Philippianslands 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 “phenotypic” (#42,818), “perspiration” (#42,817), “perf” (#42,815). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Philippians” is #42,819. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Philippians (IPA /fəˈlɪpiənz/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,819 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Philippians, with forms such as "hpilippians", "phhilippians", and "phiilppians". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Philippine", "Philippines", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Philippians, spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-I-A-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.

This word in other languages

Filipenses(Español)Philippiens(Français)Philipper(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hpilippians
  • phhilippians
  • phiilppians
  • philipians
  • philipipans
  • philippains
  • philippianns
  • philippianss
  • philippiasn
  • philippinas
  • phillippians
  • philpipians
  • phliippians
  • pihlippians
  • pphilippians

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Philippians - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hpilippians2phhilippians1phiilppians2philipians1philipipans2philippains2philippianns1philippianss1
Edit distance from "Philippians"

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 "Philippians"?
"Philippians" is spelled P-H-I-L-I-P-P-I-A-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈlɪpiənz/.
What does "Philippians" mean?
As a proper noun, "Philippians" means: The eleventh book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of St Paul to the Philippians.
What words are commonly confused with "Philippians"?
"Philippians" is commonly confused with "Philippine", "Philippines". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Philippians"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Philippians" is /fəˈlɪpiənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Philippians" come from?
"Philippians" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

playthrough#42,824osteopathic#42,803Northumbria#42,794refrigerate#42,854

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

pontifical15 variantspublicised15 variantsrelativism15 variantsMidlothian15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list