# Philippines

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɪl.ɪ.piːnz/ · frequency rank #4,398

## Definitions
1. An archipelago of Southeast Asia.
2. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila.

## Etymology
See Name of the Philippines in Wikipedia for a complete etymology.
Borrowed from French Philippines, originally from Spanish Filipinas, which was from Felipe (the name of a king of Spain). By surface analysis, Philip + -ine + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **Philippine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philippine-vs-philippines)
- **Philippians** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/philippians-vs-philippines)

## Common misspellings (15)
`hpilippines`, `phhilippines`, `phiilppines`, `philipines`, `philipipnes`, `philippiens`, `philippiness`, `philippinnes`, `philippinse`, `philippnies`, `phillippines`, `philpipines`, `phliippines`, `pihlippines`, `pphilippines`

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