Which to use
“figées” is an adjective and “filmées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,530
- “figées” frequency rank
- #28,954
- “filmées” frequency rank
- 77484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figées | filmées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de figé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de filmer. |
Where the eye mixes figées and filmées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. figées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against filmées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between figées and filmées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: figées is \fi.ʒe\ while filmées is \fil.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figées is recorded at frequency rank #48,530, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.ʒe\. filmées is at rank #28,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil.me\.
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 77484, this pair ranks #28,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figées vs filmées
Shared letters: efisé. Private to "figées": g. Private to "filmées": lm.
"figées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "filmées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "figées" and "filmées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "figées" or "filmées" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "figées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figées" and "filmées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs fioles". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.