Which to use
“filait” and “fixait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,391
- “filait” frequency rank
- #34,539
- “fixait” frequency rank
- 70930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filait | fixait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de filer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fixer. |
Where the eye mixes filait and fixait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between filait and fixait
A purely visual mix-up. filait (\fi.lɛ\) and fixait (\fik.sɛ\) 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 a single letter - l in “filait” becomes x in “fixait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70930, 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\. fixait is at rank #34,539, tagged as averb, pronounced \fik.sɛ\.
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 70930, this pair ranks #49,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filait vs fixait
Shared letters: afit. Private to "filait": l. Private to "fixait": x.
"filait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "fixait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filait" for "fixait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filait" vs "fixait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filait" and "fixait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filait" and "fixait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichait vs filait". 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 #49,448 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.