Which to use
“filo” and “filos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,668
- “filo” frequency rank
- #47,806
- “filos” frequency rank
- 58474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filo | filos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En un instrumento cortante, el borde agudo que corta. | Forma del plural de filo. |
Where the eye mixes filo and filos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses filo with filos
A purely visual mix-up. filo ([ˈfilo]) and filos ([ˈfilos]) 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) - “filo” sits inside “filos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filo is recorded at frequency rank #10,668, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfilo]. filos is at rank #47,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfilos].
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 58474, this pair ranks #66,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filo vs filos
Shared letters: filo. Private to "filo": -. Private to "filos": s.
"filo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "filos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filo" for "filos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filo" vs "filos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filo" and "filos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filo" and "filos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falo 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 #66,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.