Which to use
“filtrado” and “filtran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,338
- “filtrado” frequency rank
- #32,669
- “filtran” frequency rank
- 49007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtrado | filtran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de filtrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filtrar. |
Where the eye mixes filtrado and filtran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filtrado runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against filtran's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filtrado with filtran
A purely visual mix-up. filtrado ([fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]) and filtran ([ˈfil̪t̪ɾãn]) 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 49007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filtrado is recorded at frequency rank #16,338, classified as averb, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o]. filtran is at rank #32,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾãn].
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 49007, this pair ranks #111,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filtrado vs filtran
Shared letters: afilrt. Private to "filtrado": do. Private to "filtran": n.
"filtrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "filtran" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filtrado" and "filtran" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filtrado" vs "filtran" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "filtrado" and "filtran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtrado" and "filtran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtran 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 #111,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.