# file vs futile

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### file
*noun · IPA /faɪl/ · frequency rank #1,825*
A collection of papers collated and archived together.

### futile
*adjective · IPA /ˈfjuː.taɪl/ · frequency rank #17,367*
Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/file-vs-futile