filacteria
[filakˈt̪eɾja]
The verdict
“filacteria” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cinta o banda, con las extremidades enrolladas y que lleva escrita una leyenda.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filacteria |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [filakˈt̪eɾja] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “filacteria” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for filacteria is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [filakˈt̪eɾja]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for filacteria, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is filacteria, spelled F-I-L-A-C-T-E-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1Cinta o banda, con las extremidades enrolladas y que lleva escrita una leyenda.
- 2Implemento ritual, compuesto por dos pequeñas cajuelas de madera recubiertas en cuero y dotadas de una correa del mismo material con la cual se fijan una al brazo izquierdo y otra a la frente durante ciertas plegarias en la tradición judía. En su interior se guardan cuatro fragmentos de pergamino inscritos por un sofer o escriba ritual, con las mismas precauciones tomadas para los rollos de la Torá, con cuatro textos bíblicos, tomados de Deuteronomio 64-9; Deuteronomio 113-21; Éxodo 131-10; y Éxodo 1311-16.
- 3Objeto empleado como amuleto o protección contra el peligro o el mal.
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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.
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Using “filacteria”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-I-L-A-C-T-E-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [filakˈt̪eɾja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.