Which to use
“filtran” and “filtrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,669
- “filtran” frequency rank
- #16,339
- “filtrar” frequency rank
- 49008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtran | filtrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filtrar. | Hacer pasar un líquido por un filtro. |
Where the eye mixes filtran and filtrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filtran and filtrar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between filtran and filtrar
A purely visual mix-up. filtran ([ˈfil̪t̪ɾãn]) and filtrar ([fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “filtran” becomes r in “filtrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filtran is recorded at frequency rank #32,669, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾãn]. filtrar is at rank #16,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ].
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 49008, this pair ranks #111,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filtran vs filtrar
Shared letters: afilrt. Private to "filtran": n. Private to "filtrar": -.
"filtran" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "filtrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filtran" for "filtrar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filtran" vs "filtrar" - which ranks higher?
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 "filtran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtran" and "filtrar" 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 #111,281 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.