filial
Spanish, noun/fiˈljal/
filial is spelled F-I-L-I-A-L (6 letters) and appears 5.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,811th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Filial is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “subsidiary, branch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Empresa, establecimiento o entidad que depende o es controlado por otra de mayor importancia o rango”.
What does filial mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinefilial
noun
- 1
femininesubsidiary, branch
noun
- 1
masculinereserve team, B team
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relativo al hijo.
noun: 1. Empresa, establecimiento o entidad que depende o es controlado por otra de mayor importancia o rango.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of filial
- filiales feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce filial?
- /fiˈljal/
- [fiˈljal]
- [filiˈal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to filial
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is filial in Spanish?
filial appears 5.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).