Which to use
“filão” and “filtro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,976
- “filão” frequency rank
- #8,055
- “filtro” frequency rank
- 58031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filão | filtro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | intrusão de rochas eruptivas em fendas | material ou aparelho que separa as matérias que se encontram misturadas em um líquido ou gás |
Letter map: filão vs filtro
Shared letters muted; letters that set filão and filtro apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. filão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against filtro's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - filão / filtro
filão and filtro are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filão is recorded at frequency rank #49,976, classified as anoun. filtro is at rank #8,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiɫ.tɾu/.
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 58031, this pair ranks #8,975 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filão vs filtro
Shared letters: filo. Private to "filão": ã. Private to "filtro": rt.
"filão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "filtro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- filtro ← ffiltro · filltro · filrto · filtor · filtrro · filttro · fitlro · flitro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filão" for "filtro" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "filão" or "filtro" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "filão" and "filtro".
- Full dictionary entry for "filão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,975 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filão" and "filtro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs finado". 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 #8,975 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.