Which to use
“filo” and “friso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,668
- “filo” frequency rank
- #47,156
- “friso” frequency rank
- 57824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filo | friso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En un instrumento cortante, el borde agudo que corta. | Parte del cornisamento que media entre el arquitrabe y la cornisa, donde suelen ponerse follajes, esculturas, y otros adornos. |
Where the eye mixes filo and friso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against friso's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between filo and friso
A purely visual mix-up. filo ([ˈfilo]) and friso ([ˈfɾiso]) 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 57824, 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]. friso is at rank #47,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾiso].
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 57824, this pair ranks #68,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filo vs friso
Shared letters: fio. Private to "filo": l. Private to "friso": rs.
"filo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "friso" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filo" for "friso" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filo" or "friso" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filo" and "friso" 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 "friso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filo" and "friso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fresh vs friso". 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 #68,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.