Which to use
“filos” and “foros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,806
- “filos” frequency rank
- #6,064
- “foros” frequency rank
- 53870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filos | foros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de filo. | Forma del plural de foro. |
Where the eye mixes filos and foros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filos and foros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses filos with foros
A purely visual mix-up. filos ([ˈfilos]) and foros ([ˈfoɾos]) 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 53870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filos is recorded at frequency rank #47,806, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfilos]. foros is at rank #6,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoɾos].
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 53870, this pair ranks #85,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filos vs foros
Shared letters: fos. Private to "filos": il. Private to "foros": r.
"filos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "foros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filos" for "foros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "filos" or "foros"?
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 "filos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filos" and "foros" 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 #85,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.