Which to use
“faso” and “filo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,604
- “faso” frequency rank
- #10,668
- “filo” frequency rank
- 23272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faso | filo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cigarrillo de marihuana. | En un instrumento cortante, el borde agudo que corta. |
Where the eye mixes faso and filo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: faso vs filo
A purely visual mix-up. faso ([ˈfaso]) and filo ([ˈfilo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faso is recorded at frequency rank #12,604, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaso]. filo is at rank #10,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfilo].
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 23272, this pair ranks #246,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of faso vs filo
Shared letters: fo. Private to "faso": as. Private to "filo": il.
"faso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "filo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "faso" for "filo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "faso" vs "filo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "faso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faso" and "filo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faso vs friso". 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 #246,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.