filete
[fiˈlet̪e]
The verdict
“filete” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,914 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,914
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filete |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fiˈlet̪e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,914 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “filete” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for filete is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for filete, with forms such as "ffilete", "fielte", and "fileet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is filete, spelled F-I-L-E-T-E.
Definition
- 1Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas.
- 2Corte 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “filete”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-I-L-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fiˈlet̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “filme” - see the side-by-side comparison. filete vs filme
- 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.