Which to use
“filtrar” is a verb and “filtros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,339
- “filtrar” frequency rank
- #8,120
- “filtros” frequency rank
- 24459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtrar | filtros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer pasar un líquido por un filtro. | Forma del plural de filtro. |
Where the eye mixes filtrar and filtros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filtrar and filtros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between filtrar and filtros
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtrar is [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ] while filtros is [ˈfil̪t̪ɾos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filtrar is recorded at frequency rank #16,339, classified as averb, pronounced [fil̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. filtros is at rank #8,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfil̪t̪ɾos].
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 24459, this pair ranks #241,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filtrar vs filtros
Shared letters: filrt. Private to "filtrar": a. Private to "filtros": os.
"filtrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "filtros" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filtrar" for "filtros" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filtrar" or "filtros" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filtrar" and "filtros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtrar" and "filtros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrar 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 #241,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.