filtrar

Name: filtrar, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]

/[fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“filtrar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,339. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,339
frequency rank, Spanish: 2,333
“F” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer pasar un líquido por un filtro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-filtrar · filtrar · Spanish

filtrar · rank #16,339 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

FREQ-MID #16,339
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 2,333
PHOTO-FINISH filtrado

Nearest frequency peer: filtrado (-1 rank slots)

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.

fallece

83,665
faltaban

83,664
filtrado

83,663
filtrar

83,662
finalización

83,661
flotando

83,660

What this shows “filtrar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

filtrar vs filtro

71% similar

filtrar vs filtros

71% similar

filtrar vs filtraron

78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for filtrar
Property	Value
Headword	filtrar
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#16,339
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “filtrar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.filtrarcae aquí:

#16,339

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “filtrado” (#16,338), “finalización” (#16,340), “faltaban” (#16,337). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “filtrar” va en #16,339. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around filtrar (IPA [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,339 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for filtrar, with forms such as "ffiltrar", "filltrar", and "filrtar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "filtro", "filtros", "filtraron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is filtrar, spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-R.

Definition

1
Hacer pasar un líquido por un filtro.
2
Dicho de un sistema: seleccionar determinadas entradas y rechazar otras en función de algún criterio.
3
En una consulta a una base de datos, restringir el criterio de selección para los registros.
4
Divulgar información que se presuponía confidencial.
5
Hablando de dinero o de bienes, desaparecer inadvertida o furtivamente.

Synonyms

cerner cernir colar tamizar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ffiltrar
filltrar
filrtar
filtarr
filtrarr
filtrra
filtrrar
filttrar
fitlrar
flitrar
ifltrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filtrar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "filtrar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filtrar"?

"filtrar" is spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ].

What does "filtrar" mean?

As a verb, "filtrar" means: Hacer pasar un líquido por un filtro.

What words are commonly confused with "filtrar"?

"filtrar" is commonly confused with "filtro", "filtros", "filtraron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "filtrar"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filtrar" is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "filtrar" come from?

"filtrar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "filtrar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fallece#16,336 evacuar#16,333 Guayana#16,348 escalón#16,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

entrañas11 variants híbrido11 variants ignorado11 variants influido11 variants