# Filtern vs foltern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Filtern
*noun · IPA [ˈfɪltɐn] · frequency rank #17,889*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Filter

### foltern
*verb · IPA [ˈfɔltɐn] · frequency rank #27,302*
jemandem (physisch oder psychisch) heftigen Schmerz zufügen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/filtern-vs-foltern