Which to use
“figurer” and “filtrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,161
- “figurer” frequency rank
- #18,751
- “filtrer” frequency rank
- 28912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figurer | filtrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Représenter par le dessin, par la peinture, par la sculpture, etc. | Passer par un filtre pour séparer un ou des éléments constituants. |
Where the eye mixes figurer and filtrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. figurer (CVCVCVC) and filtrer (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: figurer vs filtrer
A purely visual mix-up. figurer (\fi.ɡy.ʁe\) and filtrer (\fil.tʁe\) 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 28912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figurer is recorded at frequency rank #10,161, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.ɡy.ʁe\. filtrer is at rank #18,751, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil.tʁe\.
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 28912, this pair ranks #319,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of figurer vs filtrer
Shared letters: efir. Private to "figurer": gu. Private to "filtrer": lt.
"figurer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "filtrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figurer" and "filtrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "figurer" or "filtrer"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "figurer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figurer" and "filtrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrée vs filtrer". 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 #319,869 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.