filiation
\fi.lja.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“filiation” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,598 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,598
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suite continue de générations, dans une même famille ; ligne directe qui descend des aïeux aux enfants, ou qui remonte des enfants aux aïeux.
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 | filiation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fi.lja.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #13,598 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “filiation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for filiation is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fi.lja.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,598 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for filiation, with forms such as "ffiliation", "fiilation", and "filaition". 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, "fixation", "finition", "filtration", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is filiation, spelled F-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Suite continue de générations, dans une même famille ; ligne directe qui descend des aïeux aux enfants, ou qui remonte des enfants aux aïeux.
- 2Degré de génération des père et mère aux enfants.
- 3Église, abbaye qui devait son origine à une autre.
- 4Lien entre des réalités qui sont nées les unes des autres, qui se rattachent les unes aux autres.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffiliation,fiilation,filaition,filiaiton,filiatino,filiationn,filiatoin,filiattion,filitaion,filliation,fliiation,ifliation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filiation - 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.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “filiation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fi.lja.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fixation” - see the side-by-side comparison. filiation vs fixation
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.