filtro

//ˈfiɫ.tɾu// noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,055

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

filtro is aPortuguesenoun. It means: material ou aparelho que separa as matérias que se encontram misturadas em um líquido ou gás Pronounced /ˈfiɫ.tɾu/. It ranks #8,055 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with fito and filho.

Key facts for filtro
PropertyValue
Headwordfiltro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfiɫ.tɾu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,055
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of filtro in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for filtro is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈfiɫ.tɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,055 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for filtro, with forms such as "ffiltro", "filltro", and "filrto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fito", "filho", "filão", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is filtro, spelled F-I-L-T-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    material ou aparelho que separa as matérias que se encontram misturadas em um líquido ou gás
  2. 2
    aparelho utilizado para filtrar a água, tornando-a potável
  3. 3
    substância existente em certos cigarros, cachimbos, charutos etc. que serve para reter parte da nicotina e do alcatrão inalados
  4. 4
    aquilo que retém ou ameniza ondas sonoras, de radiação etc.
  5. 5
    aquilo que filtra, que seleciona
  6. 6
    tela que se aplica alterando as qualidades luminosas da imagem
  7. 7
    dispositivo que absorve certas componentes de um pulso de radiação e transmite às demais
  8. 8
    efeito de foto ou vídeo utlizado nas redes sociais

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffiltro,filltro,filrto,filtor,filtrro,filttro,fitlro,flitro,ifltro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for filtro

Misspelling Variants of "filtro"

ffiltro7filltro7filrto6filtor6filtrro7filttro7fitlro6flitro6
Misspelling Variants of "filtro"

Frequency rank: #8,055 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filtro"?
"filtro" is spelled F-I-L-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfiɫ.tɾu/.
What does "filtro" mean?
As a noun, "filtro" means: material ou aparelho que separa as matérias que se encontram misturadas em um líquido ou gás
What words are commonly confused with "filtro"?
"filtro" is commonly confused with "fito", "filho", "filão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filtro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filtro" is /ˈfiɫ.tɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filtro" come from?
"filtro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.