Which to use
“filete” and “flete” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,914
- “filete” frequency rank
- #35,047
- “flete” frequency rank
- 65961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filete | flete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pequeña lonja de carne magra o de pescado limpio de raspas. | Precio del alquiler de un buque o de parte de este. |
Where the eye mixes filete and flete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filete runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against flete's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between filete and flete
A purely visual mix-up. filete ([fiˈlet̪e]) and flete ([ˈflet̪e]) 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 65961, 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]. flete is at rank #35,047, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflet̪e].
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 65961, this pair ranks #41,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filete vs flete
Shared letters: eflt. Private to "filete": i. Private to "flete": -.
"filete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "flete" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filete" for "flete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filete" vs "flete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filete" and "flete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flete vs fuste". 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 #41,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.