filigrane

\fi.li.ɡʁan\

/\fi.li.ɡʁan\/ noun

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The verdict

“filigrane” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,811
frequency rank, French
137,178
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ouvrage d’orfèvrerie travaillé à jour et formé de fils métalliques.

Key facts for filigrane
PropertyValue
Headwordfiligrane
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.li.ɡʁan\
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,811
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “filigrane” 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). filigrane lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around filigrane (IPA \fi.li.ɡʁan\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,811 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for filigrane, with forms such as "ffiligrane", "fiilgrane", and "filgirane". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is filigrane, spelled F-I-L-I-G-R-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouvrage d’orfèvrerie travaillé à jour et formé de fils métalliques.
  2. 2
    Lettres, marque ou figures que l’on fixe sur la forme à fabriquer le papier et dont l’empreinte est visible dans la feuille de papier.
  3. 3
    Empreinte d’identification obtenue par ce procédé, et qui apparaît lorsqu’on examine le papier par transparence.
  4. 4
    Sujet ou question qui apparaît de manière non explicite.

This word in other languages

filigree(English)filigrana(Español)Filigran(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffiligrane
  • fiilgrane
  • filgirane
  • filigarne
  • filiggrane
  • filigraen
  • filigranne
  • filigrnae
  • filigrrane
  • filirgane
  • filligrane
  • fliigrane
  • ifligrane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of filigrane - 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.

ffiligrane1fiilgrane2filgirane2filigarne2filiggrane1filigraen2filigranne1filigrnae2
Edit distance from "filigrane"

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 "filigrane"?
"filigrane" is spelled F-I-L-I-G-R-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.li.ɡʁan\.
What does "filigrane" mean?
As a noun, "filigrane" means: Ouvrage d’orfèvrerie travaillé à jour et formé de fils métalliques.
What are common misspellings of "filigrane"?
Common misspellings include "ffiligrane", "fiilgrane", "filgirane", "filigarne", "filiggrane". The correct spelling is "filigrane".
How do you pronounce "filigrane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filigrane" is \fi.li.ɡʁan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filigrane" come from?
"filigrane" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “filigrane”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-I-L-I-G-R-A-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fi.li.ɡʁan\ (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

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list