Which to use
“fellow” and “fillon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,331
- “fellow” frequency rank
- #3,004
- “fillon” frequency rank
- 40335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fellow | fillon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ami, camarade. | Petit coquillage comestible, appartenant au genre telline. |
Where the eye mixes fellow and fillon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fellow vs fillon
A purely visual mix-up. fellow (\ˈfɛl.oʊ\) and fillon (\fi.jɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fellow is recorded at frequency rank #37,331, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈfɛl.oʊ\. fillon is at rank #3,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fi.jɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40335, this pair ranks #241,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fellow vs fillon
Shared letters: flo. Private to "fellow": ew. Private to "fillon": in.
"fellow" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fillon" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fellow" and "fillon" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fellow" or "fillon"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fellow" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fillon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fellow" and "fillon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fallon vs fellow". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #241,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.