filtration

\fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“filtration” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,976. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,976
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle on fait passer un liquide à travers un corps destiné à l’éclaircir, à l’épurer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-filtration · filtration · French

filtration · rank #24,976 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,976
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH filon

Nearest frequency peer: filon (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « filtration »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « filtration » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

filtration vs filiation
80% similar
filtration vs figuration
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for filtration
PropertyValue
Headwordfiltration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,976
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « filtration »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).filtrationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « filon » (#24,975), « flottes » (#24,977), « Fields » (#24,974). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « filtration » est au #24,976. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around filtration (IPA \fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,976 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for filtration, with forms such as "ffiltration", "filltration", and "filrtation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "filiation", "figuration", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is filtration, spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle on fait passer un liquide à travers un corps destiné à l’éclaircir, à l’épurer.
  2. 2
    Passage d’un liquide à travers un corps perméable.
  3. 3
    Famille de sous-tribus imbriquées associé à un espace mesurable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how filtration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cependant l’écoulement de l’eau vers les dunes ne contamine pas l’eau du sous-sol de celles-ci , parce qu'elle se purifie par filtration horizontale dans le sable.
  2. À la suite de la dissolution simple ou extractive, la filtration permet de purifier les solutions en éliminant toutes les particules solides.

This word in other languages

filtration(English)filtración(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffiltration
  • filltration
  • filrtation
  • filtartion
  • filtraiton
  • filtratino
  • filtrationn
  • filtratoin
  • filtrattion
  • filtrration
  • filtrtaion
  • filttration
  • fitlration
  • flitration
  • ifltration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filtration - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffiltration1filltration1filrtation2filtartion2filtraiton2filtratino2filtrationn1filtratoin2
Edit distance from "filtration"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filtration"?
"filtration" is spelled F-I-L-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "filtration" mean?
As a noun, "filtration" means: Action par laquelle on fait passer un liquide à travers un corps destiné à l’éclaircir, à l’épurer.
What words are commonly confused with "filtration"?
"filtration" is commonly confused with "filiation", "figuration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filtration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filtration" is \fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filtration" come from?
"filtration" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "filtration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list