filtrate
/ˈfɪltɹeɪt/
"filtrate" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filtrate” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filtrate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “filtrate” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for filtrate is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfɪltɹeɪt/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “filtrate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-I-L-T-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.