Which to use
“filón” and “flan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,452
- “filón” frequency rank
- #26,857
- “flan” frequency rank
- 69309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filón | flan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masa metálifera o pétrea que llena una grieta de las rocas, frecuentemente depositada por sedimentación de aguas subterráneas o de origen volcánico. | Postre preparado con yemas de huevo, leche y azúcar, aromatizado con vainilla o algún otro producto, y cocinado al baño maría con caramelo en la capa inferior. |
Where the eye mixes filón and flan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filón runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against flan's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filón vs flan
A purely visual mix-up. filón ([fiˈlõn]) and flan ([ˈflãn]) 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 69309, 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]. flan is at rank #26,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflãn].
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 69309, this pair ranks #32,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filón vs flan
Shared letters: fln. Private to "filón": ió. Private to "flan": a.
"filón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "flan" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- flan ← faln · fflan · flann · fllan · flna · lfan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filón" and "flan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filón" or "flan" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filón" and "flan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filón 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 #32,309 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.