filer

\fi.le\

/\fi.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“filer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,321. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,321
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tordre ensemble plusieurs brins de chanvre, de lin, de soie, de laine, etc., pour qu’ils forment un fil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-filer · filer · French

filer · rank #7,321 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,321
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fiches

Nearest frequency peer: fiches (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « filer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « filer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

filer vs fle
60% similar
filer vs fils
60% similar
filer vs film
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for filer
PropertyValue
Headwordfiler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fi.le\
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,321
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « filer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.filerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fiches » (#7,320), « finira » (#7,322), « farine » (#7,319). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « filer » est au #7,321. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around filer (IPA \fi.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,321 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for filer, with forms such as "ffiler", "fielr", and "filerr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fle", "fils", "film", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is filer, spelled F-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tordre ensemble plusieurs brins de chanvre, de lin, de soie, de laine, etc., pour qu’ils forment un fil.
  2. 2
    Tirer un fil de son corps, en parlant des insectes ou des araignées.
  3. 3
    Conduire, développer progressivement et avec art.
  4. 4
    Tirer de l’or, de l’argent en les passant à la filière.
  5. 5
    Couvrir d’un fil d’or ou d’autre métal, un fil de soie, de chanvre, etc.
  6. 6
    Larguer, lâcher, relâcher.
  7. 7
    Prolonger l’exécution d’un son, d’une mesure, en commençant piano, pour augmenter jusqu’au forte et finir ensuite comme on a commencé.
  8. 8
    Suivre quelqu’un et le surveiller discrètement ; pister.
  9. 9
    Aller de suite, l’un après l’autre.
  10. 10
    Donner.
  11. 11
    S’allonger en filets, en parlant d’une matière molle et tenace.
  12. 12
    Couler doucement et sans se diviser en gouttes, en parlant d’un liquide.
  13. 13
    Monter et donner de la fumée, en parlant de la flamme, de la lumière d'une lampe, d'une bougie.
  14. 14
    Avancer rapidement.
  15. 15
    S’en aller ; se retirer.
  16. 16
    Se bagarrer.
  17. 17
    S’allonger exagérément, généralement en devenant fragile.
  18. 18
    Se sentir. (Le plus souvent utilisé sous une forme négative)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how filer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les fileuses prenaient place autour de la table carrée et aussitôt commençaient à filer. C’était à qui filerait le plus de fil mince, ferme, égal.
  2. Les femmes, qui sont de taille moyenne et plutôt trapues, portent une robe en vadmel, sorte de flanelle tissée avec la laine qu’elles-mêmes ont cardée et filée.

This word in other languages

spin(English)hilar(Español)spinnen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffiler
  • fielr
  • filerr
  • filler
  • filre
  • flier
  • ifler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffiler1fielr2filerr1filler1filre2flier2ifler2
Edit distance from "filer"

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 "filer"?
"filer" is spelled F-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.le\.
What does "filer" mean?
As a verb, "filer" means: Tordre ensemble plusieurs brins de chanvre, de lin, de soie, de laine, etc., pour qu’ils forment un fil.
What words are commonly confused with "filer"?
"filer" is commonly confused with "fle", "fils", "film". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "filer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filer" is \fi.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "filer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

essor#7,316Julia#7,337diane#7,302meurs#7,342

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

grotte7 variantsposez7 variantsreçus7 variantsélire7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list