Which to use
“Filet” and “fils” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,889
- “Filet” frequency rank
- #49,670
- “fils” frequency rank
- 98559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Filet | fils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schmales, meist zartes Fleischstück von Rind, Schwein, Huhn oder entgrätetem Fisch | männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn |
Where the eye mixes Filet and fils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Filet runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against fils's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Filet vs fils
A purely visual mix-up. Filet ([fiˈleː]) and fils ([fis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Filet is recorded at frequency rank #48,889, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiˈleː]. fils is at rank #49,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fis].
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 98559, this pair ranks #1,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Filet vs fils
Shared letters: fil. Private to "Filet": et. Private to "fils": s.
"Filet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Filet" and "fils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Filet" vs "fils" - 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 "Filet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,195 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Filet" and "fils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs fist". 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 #1,195 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.