Which to use
“filos” and “fritos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,806
- “filos” frequency rank
- #22,026
- “fritos” frequency rank
- 69832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filos | fritos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de filo. | Forma del plural de frito. |
Where the eye mixes filos and fritos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. filos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fritos's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filos with fritos
A purely visual mix-up. filos ([ˈfilos]) and fritos ([ˈfɾit̪os]) 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 69832, 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]. fritos is at rank #22,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɾit̪os].
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 69832, this pair ranks #31,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filos vs fritos
Shared letters: fios. Private to "filos": l. Private to "fritos": rt.
"filos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fritos" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filos" and "fritos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "filos" or "fritos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filos" and "fritos" 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 "fritos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filos" and "fritos" 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 #31,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.