filouter
\fi.lu.te\
The verdict
“filouter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Voler par ruse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-filouter · filouter · French
filouter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filouter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fi.lu.te\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « filouter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
filouter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fi.lu.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for filouter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is filouter, spelled F-I-L-O-U-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Voler par ruse.
- 2Faire une filouterie ; abuser ; tromper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how filouter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
– Eh ! oui... c’est le même individu qui s’est jeté sur vous à la buvette et qui se sauvait parce qu’il avait filouté la bourse d’un monsieur.
Viens, ami ; laisse-les s'en aller à la Bourse Se filouter entre eux.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.