filipinos

[filiˈpinos]

/[filiˈpinos]/ adj

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The verdict

“filipinos” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,792
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de filipino.

Corpus desk

Index ES-filipinos · filipinos · Spanish

filipinos · rank #31,792 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,792
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH ficticios

Nearest frequency peer: ficticios (-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 “filipinos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “filipinos” 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).

filipinos vs filipino
89% similar
filipinos vs filipina
78% similar
filipinos vs Filipinas
78% similar

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

Key facts for filipinos
PropertyValue
Headwordfilipinos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[filiˈpinos]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,792
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “filipinos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.filipinoscae 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 “ficticios” (#31,791), “flagelo” (#31,793), “ferroviarias” (#31,790). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “filipinos” va en #31,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around filipinos (IPA [filiˈpinos]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,792 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de filipino.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for filipinos, with forms such as "ffilipinos", "fiilpinos", and "filiipnos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "filipino", "filipina", "Filipinas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is filipinos, spelled F-I-L-I-P-I-N-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de filipino.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffilipinos
  • fiilpinos
  • filiipnos
  • filipinnos
  • filipinoss
  • filipinso
  • filipions
  • filipnios
  • filippinos
  • fillipinos
  • filpiinos
  • fliipinos
  • iflipinos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filipinos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffilipinos1fiilpinos2filiipnos2filipinnos1filipinoss1filipinso2filipions2filipnios2
Edit distance from "filipinos"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ficticios#31,791frontales#31,798funerario#31,800escalando#31,773

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

extrañaría13 variantsenterradas13 variantsincógnito13 variantsdestituir13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list