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“filmado” and “filtrado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,733
“filmado” frequency rank
#16,338
“filtrado” frequency rank
36071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filmado filtrado
Definition Participio de filmar. Participio de filtrar.

Where the eye mixes filmado and filtrado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filmado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against filtrado's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
filmado
8 ch
filtrado

Why the eye confuses filmado with filtrado

A purely visual mix-up. filmado ([filˈmað̞o]) and filtrado ([fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]) 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 36071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filmado is recorded at frequency rank #19,733, classified as averb, pronounced [filˈmað̞o]. filtrado is at rank #16,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o].

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 36071, this pair ranks #182,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filmado vs filtrado

Shared letters: adfilo. Private to "filmado": m. Private to "filtrado": rt.

"filmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "filtrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filmado ← ffilmado · filamdo · fillmado · filmaddo · filmaod · filmdao · filmmado · fimlado
  • filtrado ← ffiltrado · filltrado · filrtado · filtardo · filtraddo · filtraod · filtrdao · filtrrado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "filmado" for "filtrado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([filˈmað̞o] versus [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "filmado" vs "filtrado" - which ranks higher?
"filtrado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,338 in our Spanish list, against #19,733 for "filmado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "filmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filtrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filmado" and "filtrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmado vs finado". 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 #182,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list