Which to use
“filón” and “filos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,452
- “filón” frequency rank
- #47,806
- “filos” frequency rank
- 90258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filón | filos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masa metálifera o pétrea que llena una grieta de las rocas, frecuentemente depositada por sedimentación de aguas subterráneas o de origen volcánico. | Forma del plural de filo. |
Where the eye mixes filón and filos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filón and filos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: filón vs filos
A purely visual mix-up. filón ([fiˈlõn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filón is recorded at frequency rank #42,452, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiˈlõn]. 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 90258, this pair ranks #2,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filón vs filos
Shared letters: fil. Private to "filón": nó. Private to "filos": os.
"filón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "filos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- filos ← ffilos · fillos · filoss · filso · fiols · flios · iflos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filón" and "filos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "filón" or "filos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "filón" and "filos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filón" 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 #2,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filón" 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 #2,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.