Which to use
“fijará” and “filtra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,805
- “fijará” frequency rank
- #20,372
- “filtra” frequency rank
- 68177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fijará | filtra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de fijar o de fijarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filtrar. |
Where the eye mixes fijará and filtra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fijará (CVCVCV) and filtra (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fijará and filtra
A purely visual mix-up. fijará ([fixaˈɾa]) and filtra ([ˈfil̪t̪ɾa]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fijará is recorded at frequency rank #47,805, classified as averb, pronounced [fixaˈɾa]. filtra is at rank #20,372, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾa].
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 68177, this pair ranks #35,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fijará vs filtra
Shared letters: afir. Private to "fijará": já. Private to "filtra": lt.
"fijará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "filtra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- filtra ← ffiltra · filltra · filrta · filtar · filttra · fitlra · flitra · ifltra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fijará" and "filtra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fijará" or "filtra"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fijará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fijará" and "filtra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fijaba vs fijará". 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 #35,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.