Which to use
“figures” and “filtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,940
- “figures” frequency rank
- #12,571
- “filtres” frequency rank
- 17511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | figures | filtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de figure. | Pluriel de filtre. |
Where the eye mixes figures and filtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. figures (CVCVCVC) and filtres (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: figures vs filtres
A purely visual mix-up. figures (\fi.ɡyʁ\) and filtres (\filtʁ\) 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 17511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
figures is recorded at frequency rank #4,940, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.ɡyʁ\. filtres is at rank #12,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced \filtʁ\.
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 17511, this pair ranks #382,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of figures vs filtres
Shared letters: efirs. Private to "figures": gu. Private to "filtres": lt.
"figures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "filtres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "figures" and "filtres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "figures" or "filtres" 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 "figures" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "figures" and "filtres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filatures vs filtres". 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 #382,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.