filtraciónvsfiltraronConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#16,584
“filtración” frequency rank
#47,143
“filtraron” frequency rank
63727
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filtración filtraron
Definition Acción o efecto de filtrar o de filtrarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de filtrar.

Where the eye mixes filtración and filtraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. filtración runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVVC) against filtraron's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
filtración
9 ch
filtraron

Visual trap between filtración and filtraron

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtración is [fil̪t̪ɾaˈsjõn] while filtraron is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filtración is recorded at frequency rank #16,584, classified as anoun, pronounced [fil̪t̪ɾaˈsjõn]. filtraron is at rank #47,143, tagged as averb, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn].

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 63727, this pair ranks #47,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of filtración vs filtraron

Shared letters: afilnrt. Private to "filtración": có. Private to "filtraron": o.

"filtración" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC  ·  "filtraron" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filtraron ← ffiltraron · filltraron · filrtaron · filtarron · filtraorn · filtrarno · filtraronn · filtrarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "filtración" for "filtraron" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "filtración" is a noun and "filtraron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "filtración" vs "filtraron" - which ranks higher?
"filtración" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,584 in our Spanish list, against #47,143 for "filtraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "filtración" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filtraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filtración" and "filtraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrados vs filtraron". 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 #47,828 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