




TIL may mga “siyokoy” words pala
TIL may tinatawag palang “siyokoy” words sa Filipino: mga salitang mukhang Filipino pero considered incorrect dahil halo-halo ang spelling conventions from Spanish, English, at Filipino.
Examples:
❌ kwalipikasyon
✅ kalipikasyon (from Spanish calificacion)
❌ kontemporaryo
✅ kontemporaneo
❌ endorso
✅ endoso
❌ imahe
✅ imahen
❌ aspeto
✅ aspekto
Basically, “siyokoy” words are hybrid spellings na parang half-translated, half-phonetic, kaya hindi standard according to KWF.
Sources:
- Online KWF Dictionary
- paulmorrow.ca/siyokoy.htm