Which to use
“filtrar” is a verb and “filtro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,765
- “filtrar” frequency rank
- #8,055
- “filtro” frequency rank
- 24820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtrar | filtro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer passar por filtro | material ou aparelho que separa as matérias que se encontram misturadas em um líquido ou gás |
Where the eye mixes filtrar and filtro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filtrar runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against filtro's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filtrar with filtro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtrar is /fiɫ.ˈtɾaɾ/ while filtro is /ˈfiɫ.tɾu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filtrar is recorded at frequency rank #16,765, classified as averb, pronounced /fiɫ.ˈtɾaɾ/. 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 24820, this pair ranks #44,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filtrar vs filtro
Shared letters: filrt. Private to "filtrar": a. Private to "filtro": o.
"filtrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "filtro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filtrar" and "filtro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "filtrar" vs "filtro" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrar" 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 #44,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtrar" and "filtro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs filtro". 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 #44,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.