Which to use
“filait” and “filmant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,391
- “filait” frequency rank
- #46,764
- “filmant” frequency rank
- 83155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filait | filmant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de filer. | Participe présent de filmer. |
Where the eye mixes filait and filmant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filait runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against filmant's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filait vs filmant
A purely visual mix-up. filait (\fi.lɛ\) and filmant (\fil.mɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filait is recorded at frequency rank #36,391, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.lɛ\. filmant is at rank #46,764, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil.mɑ̃\.
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 83155, this pair ranks #15,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filait vs filmant
Shared letters: afilt. Private to "filait": -. Private to "filmant": mn.
"filait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "filmant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filait" and "filmant" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filait" vs "filmant" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,355 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filait" and "filmant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmait 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 #15,355 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.