filage

\fi.laʒ\

/\fi.laʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“filage” is uncommon French (frequency #60,020 among 137,178 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,020
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action ou manière de filer le chanvre, le lin, la laine, la soie, et toute fibre textile.

Key facts for filage
PropertyValue
Headwordfilage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.laʒ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “filage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). filage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

filage is uncommon French at frequency #60,020 among 137,178 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fi.laʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

filage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is filage, spelled F-I-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action ou manière de filer le chanvre, le lin, la laine, la soie, et toute fibre textile.
  2. 2
    L’une des dernières répétitions avant la répétition générale d’un spectacle servant à en évaluer la durée, à règler les détails techniques.
  3. 3
    Procédé de fabrication de pièce en terre cuite (tuile, brique, etc.) par extrusion de la terre crue et humide au travers une filière, puis par tranchage une fois la longueur désirée de la pièce atteinte.
  4. 4
    Réalisation de filets en peinture sur des encadrements, divers ornements ou trompe-l’œil.
  5. 5
    École buissonnière.

This word in other languages

run-through(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filage"?
"filage" is spelled F-I-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.laʒ\.
What does "filage" mean?
As a noun, "filage" means: Action ou manière de filer le chanvre, le lin, la laine, la soie, et toute fibre textile.
How do you pronounce "filage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filage" is \fi.laʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filage" come from?
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Using “filage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fi.laʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list