Which to use
“fichent” and “filent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,493
- “fichent” frequency rank
- #31,030
- “filent” frequency rank
- 62523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fichent | filent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ficher. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. |
Where the eye mixes fichent and filent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fichent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against filent's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fichent vs filent
A purely visual mix-up. fichent (\fiʃ\) and filent (\fil\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fichent is recorded at frequency rank #31,493, classified as averb, pronounced \fiʃ\. filent is at rank #31,030, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil\.
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 62523, this pair ranks #86,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fichent vs filent
Shared letters: efint. Private to "fichent": ch. Private to "filent": l.
"fichent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "filent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fichent" and "filent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fichent" or "filent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fichent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,638 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fichent" and "filent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filent vs filez". 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 #86,638 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.