familia

[faˈmilja]

/[faˈmilja]/ noun

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The verdict

“familia” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #238 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#238
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de personas, unidas por descendencia, matrimonio u otras relaciones —incluyendo, según las culturas, la adopción y aún la propiedad— que conforman una unidad doméstica, compartiendo reside...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

familia vs family
71% similar
familia vs familias
88% similar
familia vs familiar
88% similar

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

Key facts for familia
PropertyValue
Headwordfamilia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈmilja]
Letters7
Frequency rank#238
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “familia” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for familia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [faˈmilja]. Corpus data places it at rank #238 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for familia, with forms such as "afmilia", "faimlia", and "famiila". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "family", "familias", "familiar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is familia, spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de personas, unidas por descendencia, matrimonio u otras relaciones —incluyendo, según las culturas, la adopción y aún la propiedad— que conforman una unidad doméstica, compartiendo residencia y cooperando económicamente
  2. 2
    Conjunto de personas, más amplio que el anterior, que se identifica con un linaje común por descendencia, adopción o adscripción
  3. 3
    En general, conjunto de elementos que tienen rasgos comunes, en especial si mantienen relaciones de derivación
  4. 4
    Rango taxonómico entre el orden y el género
  5. 5
    Columna de la tabla periódica, que se corresponde grosso modo a una serie química
  6. 6
    Unidad filogenética que nuclea las lenguas ininteligibles entre sí que derivan de un ancestro común
  7. 7
    Colonia de abejas.

Synonyms

hogaraylluparentelaclancolmenaenjambre

This word in other languages

family(English)famille(Français)Familie(Deutsch)família(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afmilia,faimlia,famiila,familai,famillia,famliia,fammilia,ffamilia,fmailia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of familia - 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.

afmilia2faimlia2famiila2familai2famillia1famliia2fammilia1ffamilia1
Edit distance from "familia"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "familia"?
"familia" is spelled F-A-M-I-L-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈmilja].
What does "familia" mean?
As a noun, "familia" means: Conjunto de personas, unidas por descendencia, matrimonio u otras relaciones —incluyendo, según las culturas, la adopción y aún la propiedad— que conforman una unidad doméstica, compartiendo reside...
What words are commonly confused with "familia"?
"familia" is commonly confused with "family", "familias", "familiar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "familia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "familia" is [faˈmilja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "familia" come from?
"familia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “familia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-M-I-L-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [faˈmilja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “family” - see the side-by-side comparison. familia vs family
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list