filtravsfiltrosTell them apart

Quick tell: filtra is a verb, filtros is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“filtra” is a verb and “filtros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,372
“filtra” frequency rank
#8,120
“filtros” frequency rank
28492
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filtra filtros
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filtrar. Forma del plural de filtro.

Where the eye mixes filtra and filtros

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filtra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against filtros's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
filtra
7 ch
filtros

Visual trap between filtra and filtros

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtra is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾa] while filtros is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filtra is recorded at frequency rank #20,372, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾa]. filtros is at rank #8,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾos].

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 28492, this pair ranks #221,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filtra vs filtros

Shared letters: filrt. Private to "filtra": a. Private to "filtros": os.

"filtra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "filtros" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filtra ← ffiltra · filltra · filrta · filtar · filttra · fitlra · flitra · ifltra
  • filtros ← ffiltros · filltros · filrtos · filtors · filtross · filtrros · filtrso · filttros

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "filtra" and "filtros" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "filtra" is a verb and "filtros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "filtra" or "filtros"?
"filtros" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,120 in our Spanish list, against #20,372 for "filtra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "filtra" and "filtros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "filtra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filtros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #221,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filtra" and "filtros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fijará vs filtra". 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 #221,766 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list