Which to use
“faltado” and “filtrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,091
- “faltado” frequency rank
- #16,338
- “filtrado” frequency rank
- 31429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faltado | filtrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de faltar. | Participio de filtrar. |
Where the eye mixes faltado and filtrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. faltado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against filtrado's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses faltado with filtrado
A purely visual mix-up. faltado ([fal̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and filtrado ([fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faltado is recorded at frequency rank #15,091, classified as averb, pronounced [fal̪ˈt̪að̞o]. filtrado is at rank #16,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31429, this pair ranks #207,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of faltado vs filtrado
Shared letters: adflot. Private to "faltado": -. Private to "filtrado": ir.
"faltado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "filtrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "faltado" and "filtrado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "faltado" or "filtrado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "faltado" and "filtrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "faltado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faltado" and "filtrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrado vs filtraron". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #207,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.