filtrer

\fil.tʁe\

/\fil.tʁe\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“filtrer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,751
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passer par un filtre pour séparer un ou des éléments constituants.

Corpus desk

Index FR-filtrer · filtrer · French

filtrer · rank #18,751 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,751
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH ficelles

Nearest frequency peer: ficelles (-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 « filtrer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « filtrer » 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).

filtrer vs filtres
86% similar
filtrer vs filer
71% similar
filtrer vs filtre
86% similar

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

Key facts for filtrer
PropertyValue
Headwordfiltrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fil.tʁe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,751
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « filtrer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.filtrerse 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 « ficelles » (#18,750), « Fischer » (#18,752), « fervent » (#18,749). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « filtrer » est au #18,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around filtrer (IPA \fil.tʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,751 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for filtrer, with forms such as "ffiltrer", "filltrer", and "filrter". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "filtres", "filer", "filtre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is filtrer, spelled F-I-L-T-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passer par un filtre pour séparer un ou des éléments constituants.
  2. 2
    Passer par un filtre, pénétrer à travers les pores, les interstices d’un corps quelconque.
  3. 3
    Passer au travers d’une chose conçue comme obstacle, ralentissement, ou paroi infranchissable.
  4. 4
    Trier le bon du mauvais, arrêter le mauvais pour ne laisser passer que le bon, ou au contraire, retenir le bon en laissant partir le mauvais.
  5. 5
    Appliquer un filtre à un signal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cette lentille oculaire filtre la couleur bleue.
  2. Filtrer du petit-lait.

Synonyms

arrêtercontrôlerécarterempêcherprotégerrassemblerretenirretirerséparertamiser

Antonyms

passer

This word in other languages

filter(English)filtrar(Español)filtern(Deutsch)filtrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffiltrer
  • filltrer
  • filrter
  • filterr
  • filtrerr
  • filtrrer
  • filttrer
  • fitlrer
  • flitrer
  • ifltrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filtrer - 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.

ffiltrer1filltrer1filrter2filterr2filtrerr1filtrrer1filttrer1fitlrer2
Edit distance from "filtrer"

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 "filtrer"?
"filtrer" is spelled F-I-L-T-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fil.tʁe\.
What does "filtrer" mean?
As a verb, "filtrer" means: Passer par un filtre pour séparer un ou des éléments constituants.
What words are commonly confused with "filtrer"?
"filtrer" is commonly confused with "filtres", "filer", "filtre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filtrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filtrer" is \fil.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filtrer" come from?
"filtrer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fischer#18,752fervent#18,749forcent#18,755funèbre#18,759

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ficelles10 variantsexciter10 variantsheurter10 variantsdésarroi10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list