filtrate
/ˈfɪltɹeɪt/
"filtrate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filtrate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
Corpus desk
Index EN-filtrate · filtrate · English
filtrate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filtrate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “filtrate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
filtrate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.".
filtrate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the substantivation of New Latin filtrātus (“filtered”) past perfect participle of filtrō (“to filter”). Equivalent to filter (the verb) + -ate (noun-forming suffix). The correct English form is filtrate, spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
Etymology
From the substantivation of New Latin filtrātus (“filtered”) past perfect participle of filtrō (“to filter”). Equivalent to filter (the verb) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.