filete

/[fiˈlet̪e]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,914

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

filete is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas. Pronounced [fiˈlet̪e]. Often confused with filme and flote.

Key facts for filete
PropertyValue
Headwordfilete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fiˈlet̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,914
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for filete is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fiˈlet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,914 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 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for filete, with forms such as "ffilete", "fielte", and "fileet". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "filme", "flote", "flete", 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 filete, spelled F-I-L-E-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas.
  2. 2
    Corte de carne de bovino o cerdo muy tierno que se obtiene del lomo del animal.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffilete,fielte,fileet,filette,fillete,filtee,fliete,iflete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for filete

Misspelling Variants of "filete"

ffilete7fielte6fileet6filette7fillete7filtee6fliete6iflete6
Misspelling Variants of "filete"

Frequency rank: #30,914 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filete"?
"filete" is spelled F-I-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fiˈlet̪e].
What does "filete" mean?
As a noun, "filete" means: Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas.
What words are commonly confused with "filete"?
"filete" is commonly confused with "filme", "flote", "flete". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filete" is [fiˈlet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filete" come from?
"filete" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Spanish index:

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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.