filín
[fiˈlĩn]
The verdict
“filín” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (orden Siluriformes) Cualquiera de las especies de peces de la familia Ariidos que se encuentran en América Central pertenecientes a los géneros taxonómicos Arius, Bagre y Galeichthus.
Corpus desk
Index ES-filin · filín · Spanish
filín · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fiˈlĩn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “filín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
filín is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fiˈlĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(orden Siluriformes) Cualquiera de las especies de peces de la familia Ariidos que se encuentran en América Central pertenecientes a los géneros taxonómicos Arius, Bagre y Galeichthus.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for filín, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is filín, spelled F-I-L-Í-N.
Definition
- 1(orden Siluriformes) Cualquiera de las especies de peces de la familia Ariidos que se encuentran en América Central pertenecientes a los géneros taxonómicos Arius, Bagre y Galeichthus.
Synonyms
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.