Which to use
“filos” and “fotos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,806
- “filos” frequency rank
- #483
- “fotos” frequency rank
- 48289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filos | fotos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de filo. | Forma del plural de foto. |
Where the eye mixes filos and fotos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filos and fotos 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 fotos
A purely visual mix-up. filos ([ˈfilos]) and fotos ([ˈfot̪os]) 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 48289, 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]. fotos is at rank #483, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfot̪os].
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 48289, this pair ranks #115,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filos vs fotos
Shared letters: fos. Private to "filos": il. Private to "fotos": t.
"filos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fotos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filos" and "fotos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filos" or "fotos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filos" and "fotos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fotos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filos" and "fotos" 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 #115,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.