Which to use
“filete” and “filetes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,914
- “filete” frequency rank
- #34,123
- “filetes” frequency rank
- 65037
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filete | filetes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas. | Forma del plural de filete. |
Where the eye mixes filete and filetes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses filete with filetes
A purely visual mix-up. filete ([fiˈlet̪e]) and filetes ([fiˈlet̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “filete” sits inside “filetes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filete is recorded at frequency rank #30,914, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiˈlet̪e]. filetes is at rank #34,123, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiˈlet̪es].
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 65037, this pair ranks #43,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filete vs filetes
Shared letters: efilt. Private to "filete": -. Private to "filetes": s.
"filete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "filetes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filete" and "filetes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filete" or "filetes" show up more?
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 "filete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filetes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filete" and "filetes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fíjese vs filete". 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 #43,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.