Which to use
“files” is a verb and “filón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,668
- “files” frequency rank
- #42,452
- “filón” frequency rank
- 75120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | files | filón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de filar. | Masa metálifera o pétrea que llena una grieta de las rocas, frecuentemente depositada por sedimentación de aguas subterráneas o de origen volcánico. |
Where the eye mixes files and filón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. files and filón follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses files with filón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: files is [ˈfiles] while filón is [fiˈlõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
files is recorded at frequency rank #32,668, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfiles]. filón is at rank #42,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiˈlõn].
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 75120, this pair ranks #20,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of files vs filón
Shared letters: fil. Private to "files": es. Private to "filón": nó.
"files" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "filón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- files ← ffiles · fiels · filess · filles · filse · flies · ifles
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "files" and "filón" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "files" or "filón" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "files" and "filón" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "files" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "files" and "filón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filón vs filos". 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 #20,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.