fiable

/[ˈfjaβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,249

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

fiable is anSpanishadj. It means: Se dice de la persona en la que se puede confiar. Pronounced [ˈfjaβ̞le]. Often confused with file and fiebre.

Key facts for fiable
PropertyValue
Headwordfiable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfjaβ̞le]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,249
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fiable in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for fiable is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfjaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,249 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for fiable, with forms such as "faible", "ffiable", and "fiabble". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "file", "fiebre", "fraile", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is fiable, spelled F-I-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice de la persona en la que se puede confiar.
  2. 2
    Se dice de aquello que se espera que no tenga errores, fallas, faltas, desviaciones.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: faible,ffiable,fiabble,fiabel,fiablle,fialbe,fiavle,fibale,ifable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fiable

Misspelling Variants of "fiable"

faible6ffiable7fiabble7fiabel6fiablle7fialbe6fiavle6fibale6
Misspelling Variants of "fiable"

Frequency rank: #13,249 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fiable"?
"fiable" is spelled F-I-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfjaβ̞le].
What does "fiable" mean?
As an adj, "fiable" means: Se dice de la persona en la que se puede confiar.
What words are commonly confused with "fiable"?
"fiable" is commonly confused with "file", "fiebre", "fraile". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fiable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiable" is [ˈfjaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiable" come from?
"fiable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.