filipino

[filiˈpino]

/[filiˈpino]/ adj

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The verdict

“filipino” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,997
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de Filipinas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-filipino · filipino · Spanish

filipino · rank #20,997 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,997
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH filología

Nearest frequency peer: filología (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “filipino”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “filipino” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

filipino vs Filippo
63% similar
filipino vs filipinos
89% similar
filipino vs filipina
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for filipino
PropertyValue
Headwordfilipino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[filiˈpino]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,997
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “filipino”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.filipinocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “filología” (#20,998), “filtraciones” (#20,999), “feel” (#20,994). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “filipino” va en #20,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around filipino (IPA [filiˈpino]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,997 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de Filipinas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for filipino, with forms such as "ffilipino", "fiilpino", and "filiipno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Filippo", "filipinos", "filipina", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is filipino, spelled F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Filipinas.

This word in other languages

Filipino(English)philippin(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffilipino
  • fiilpino
  • filiipno
  • filipinno
  • filipion
  • filipnio
  • filippino
  • fillipino
  • filpiino
  • fliipino
  • iflipino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filipino - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffilipino1fiilpino2filiipno2filipinno1filipion2filipnio2filippino1fillipino1
Edit distance from "filipino"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filipino"?
"filipino" is spelled F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [filiˈpino].
What does "filipino" mean?
As an adjective, "filipino" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de Filipinas.
What words are commonly confused with "filipino"?
"filipino" is commonly confused with "Filippo", "filipinos", "filipina". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filipino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filipino" is [filiˈpino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filipino" come from?
"filipino" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "filipino", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

forzadas#21,002explicas#20,990haríamos#21,015honradez#21,016

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

franjas11 variantsgrosera11 variantsinducir11 variantsinserta11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list