filtradosvsfiltraronWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#46,568
“filtrados” frequency rank
#47,143
“filtraron” frequency rank
93711
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filtrados filtraron
Definition Forma del plural de filtrado, participio de filtrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de filtrar.

Where the eye mixes filtrados and filtraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. filtrados and filtraron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
filtrados
9 ch
filtraron

Visual trap between filtrados and filtraron

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtrados is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞os] while filtraron is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filtrados is recorded at frequency rank #46,568, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾað̞os]. 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 93711, this pair ranks #1,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of filtrados vs filtraron

Shared letters: afilort. Private to "filtrados": ds. Private to "filtraron": n.

"filtrados" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC  ·  "filtraron" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filtrados ← ffiltrados · filltrados · filrtados · filtardos · filtraddos · filtradoss · filtradso · filtraods
  • filtraron ← ffiltraron · filltraron · filrtaron · filtarron · filtraorn · filtrarno · filtraronn · filtrarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "filtrados" and "filtraron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "filtrados" is a participle and "filtraron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "filtrados" vs "filtraron" - which ranks higher?
"filtrados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,568 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "filtrados" 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 #1,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filtrados" and "filtraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrados vs filtrando". 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 #1,034 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