Which to use
“figuration” and “filtration” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,315
- “figuration” frequency rank
- #24,976
- “filtration” frequency rank
- 50291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figuration | filtration |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Formation. | Action par laquelle on fait passer un liquide à travers un corps destiné à l’éclaircir, à l’épurer. |
Where the eye mixes figuration and filtration
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. figuration (CVCVCVCVVC) and filtration (CVCCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between figuration and filtration
A purely visual mix-up. figuration (\fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and filtration (\fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\) 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 50291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figuration is recorded at frequency rank #25,315, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. filtration is at rank #24,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fil.tʁa.sjɔ̃\.
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 50291, this pair ranks #163,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figuration vs filtration
Shared letters: afinort. Private to "figuration": gu. Private to "filtration": l.
"figuration" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "filtration" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- figuration ← ffiguration · fgiuration · figguration · figruation · figuartion · figuraiton · figuratino · figurationn
- filtration ← ffiltration · filltration · filrtation · filtartion · filtraiton · filtratino · filtrationn · filtratoin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figuration" and "filtration" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "figuration" or "filtration"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "figuration" and "filtration" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "figuration" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtration" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figuration" and "filtration" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figuratif vs figuration". 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 #163,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.