filiar

/fi.ˈljaɾ/

//fi.ˈljaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“filiar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,026
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tomar como filho, adotar

Corpus desk

Index PT-filiar · filiar · Portuguese

filiar · rank #41,026 · 8 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,026
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH filantropia

Nearest frequency peer: filantropia (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “filiar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “filiar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

filiar vs folia
67% similar
filiar vs fixar
67% similar
filiar vs filmar
83% similar

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

Key facts for filiar
PropertyValue
Headwordfiliar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fi.ˈljaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,026
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “filiar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).filiarcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “filantropia” (#41,025), “finamente” (#41,027), “fervura” (#41,023). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “filiar” fica em #41,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around filiar (IPA /fi.ˈljaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,026 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for filiar, with forms such as "ffiliar", "fiilar", and "filair". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "folia", "fixar", "filmar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is filiar, spelled F-I-L-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tomar como filho, adotar
  2. 2
    entrar em um grupo:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how filiar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Interessava-se tanto pelo futuro da nação que filiou-se a um partido político já aos 18 anos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffiliar
  • fiilar
  • filair
  • filiarr
  • filira
  • filliar
  • fliiar
  • ifliar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filiar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffiliar1fiilar2filair2filiarr1filira2filliar1fliiar2ifliar2
Edit distance from "filiar"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filiar"?
"filiar" is spelled F-I-L-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fi.ˈljaɾ/.
What does "filiar" mean?
As a verb, "filiar" means: tomar como filho, adotar
What words are commonly confused with "filiar"?
"filiar" is commonly confused with "folia", "fixar", "filmar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filiar" is /fi.ˈljaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filiar" come from?
"filiar" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

esteio#41,014haxixe#41,047herege#41,050impuro#41,064

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

ampola8 variantsabdução8 variantsuretra8 variantsalisar8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list