Which to use
“filtrado” is a verb and “filtro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,338
- “filtrado” frequency rank
- #6,529
- “filtro” frequency rank
- 22867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtrado | filtro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de filtrar. | Membrana a través de lo cual se hace pasar cualquier líquido que se pretende separarlo de sus partículas de impurezas. |
Where the eye mixes filtrado and filtro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filtrado runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against filtro's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filtrado with filtro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtrado is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞o] while filtro is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 22867, 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]. filtro is at rank #6,529, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾo].
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 22867, this pair ranks #248,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of filtrado vs filtro
Shared letters: filort. Private to "filtrado": ad. Private to "filtro": -.
"filtrado" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "filtro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filtrado" and "filtro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filtrado" or "filtro" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "filtrado" and "filtro" 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 "filtro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtrado" and "filtro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrado 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 #248,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.