# filtration

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #19,335

## Definitions
1. The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
2. A totally ordered collection of subsets.

## Etymology
From French filtration.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ffiltration`, `filltration`, `filrtation`, `filtartion`, `filtraiton`, `filtrasion`, `filtratino`, `filtrationn`, `filtratoin`, `filtrattion`, `filtrration`, `filtrtaion`, `filttration`, `fitlration`, `flitration`, `ifltration`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/filtration