filtra

/[ˈfil̪t̪ɾa]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,372

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

filtra is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filtrar. Pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾa]. Often confused with flora and filtro.

Key facts for filtra
PropertyValue
Headwordfiltra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfil̪t̪ɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,372
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of filtra in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for filtra is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfil̪t̪ɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,372 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for filtra, with forms such as "ffiltra", "filltra", and "filrta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "flora", "filtro", "fisura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is filtra, spelled F-I-L-T-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filtrar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de filtrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffiltra,filltra,filrta,filtar,filttra,fitlra,flitra,ifltra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for filtra

Misspelling Variants of "filtra"

ffiltra7filltra7filrta6filtar6filttra7fitlra6flitra6ifltra6
Misspelling Variants of "filtra"

Frequency rank: #20,372 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filtra"?
"filtra" is spelled F-I-L-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾa].
What does "filtra" mean?
As a verb, "filtra" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filtrar.
What words are commonly confused with "filtra"?
"filtra" is commonly confused with "flora", "filtro", "fisura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filtra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filtra" is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filtra" come from?
"filtra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.