filtrate
/ˈfɪltɹeɪt/noun, verb
filtrate is spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-T-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, filtrate means “The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of filtrate is filtrates.
How many letters and syllables are in filtrate?
| Letters | 8: F-I-L-T-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is filtrate?
Filtrate appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce filtrate?
- /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-filtrate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with filtrate?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as filtrate.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: triflate.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of filtrate
- filtrates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- filtrating participle, present
- filtrated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does filtrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
verb
- 1
To filter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Filtrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | filtrat , filtrer |
| German | Filtrat , filtrieren |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does filtrate come from?
From the substantivation of New Latin filtrātus (“filtered”) past perfect participle of filtrō (“to filter”). Equivalent to filter (the verb) + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).