Which to use
“filaire” and “filante” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,764
- “filaire” frequency rank
- #41,290
- “filante” frequency rank
- 82054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filaire | filante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui concerne les fils. | Féminin singulier de filant. |
Where the eye mixes filaire and filante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filaire (CVCVVCV) and filante (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between filaire and filante
A purely visual mix-up. filaire (\fi.lɛʁ\) and filante (\fi.lɑ̃t\) 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 82054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filaire is recorded at frequency rank #40,764, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.lɛʁ\. filante is at rank #41,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fi.lɑ̃t\.
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 82054, this pair ranks #17,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filaire vs filante
Shared letters: aefil. Private to "filaire": r. Private to "filante": nt.
"filaire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "filante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filaire" for "filante" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filaire" vs "filante" - which ranks higher?
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 "filaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,528 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filaire" and "filante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filante vs filmant". 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 #17,528 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.