Which to use
“figer” and “filez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,801
- “figer” frequency rank
- #49,655
- “filez” frequency rank
- 89456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figer | filez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Congeler, coaguler, condenser par le froid, par le refroidissement. Il se dit surtout en parlant des huiles. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. |
Where the eye mixes figer and filez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. figer and filez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses figer with filez
A purely visual mix-up. figer (\fi.ʒe\) and filez (\fi.le\) 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 89456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figer is recorded at frequency rank #39,801, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.ʒe\. filez is at rank #49,655, tagged as averb, pronounced \fi.le\.
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 89456, this pair ranks #5,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of figer vs filez
Shared letters: efi. Private to "figer": gr. Private to "filez": lz.
"figer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "filez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "figer" for "filez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "figer" vs "filez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "figer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figer" and "filez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fila 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 #5,780 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.