filtro

/[ˈfil̪t̪ɾo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,529

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

filtro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Membrana a través de lo cual se hace pasar cualquier líquido que se pretende separarlo de sus partículas de impurezas. Pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾo]. It ranks #6,529 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Fito and filtros.

Key facts for filtro
PropertyValue
Headwordfiltro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfil̪t̪ɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,529
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for filtro is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfil̪t̪ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,529 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for filtro, with forms such as "ffiltro", "filltro", and "filrto". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Fito", "filtros", "filo", 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 filtro, spelled F-I-L-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membrana a través de lo cual se hace pasar cualquier líquido que se pretende separarlo de sus partículas de impurezas.
  2. 2
    Cualquier componente o elemento que reciba determinadas entradas y deje pasar algunas de ellas, y rechaze a otras en función de un determinado criterio.
  3. 3
    Circuito electrónico que deja pasar determinados armónicos o frecuencias de una señal mientras que elimina o atenúa otras.
  4. 4
    Aparato que filtra determinados gases a la vez que deja pasar otros, en función de la sustancia a la que pertenezcan.
  5. 5
    Materia muy difícil, que muy pocos alumnos logran aprobarla.
  6. 6
    Programa que permite filtrar determinadas componentes espectrales, y en algunos casos aplicar efectos adicionales, sobre una imagen para embellecerla.
  7. 7
    Manantial de agua dulce en la costa del mar y a veces hasta en parajes bañados por el mar.
  8. 8
    La carne de cerdo con la que se prepara el chicharrón.
  9. 9
    Persona muy inteligente.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffiltro,filltro,filrto,filtor,filtrro,filttro,fitlro,flitro,ifltro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for filtro

Misspelling Variants of "filtro"

ffiltro7filltro7filrto6filtor6filtrro7filttro7fitlro6flitro6
Misspelling Variants of "filtro"

Frequency rank: #6,529 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filtro"?
"filtro" is spelled F-I-L-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾo].
What does "filtro" mean?
As a noun, "filtro" means: Membrana a través de lo cual se hace pasar cualquier líquido que se pretende separarlo de sus partículas de impurezas.
What words are commonly confused with "filtro"?
"filtro" is commonly confused with "Fito", "filtros", "filo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filtro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filtro" is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filtro" come from?
"filtro" 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.