Which to use
“filtrada” is a participle and “filtrado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,582
- “filtrada” frequency rank
- #16,338
- “filtrado” frequency rank
- 52920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtrada | filtrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de filtrado, participio de filtrar. | Participio de filtrar. |
Where the eye mixes filtrada and filtrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. filtrada and filtrado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses filtrada with filtrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtrada is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a] while filtrado is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “filtrada” becomes o in “filtrado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filtrada is recorded at frequency rank #36,582, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]. filtrado is at rank #16,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o].
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 52920, this pair ranks #90,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filtrada vs filtrado
Shared letters: adfilrt. Private to "filtrada": -. Private to "filtrado": o.
"filtrada" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "filtrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filtrada" for "filtrado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "filtrada" or "filtrado"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtrada" and "filtrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrada vs filtrados". 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 #90,423 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.