Which to use
“filant” is an adjective and “fixait” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,790
- “filant” frequency rank
- #34,539
- “fixait” frequency rank
- 76329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filant | fixait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui coule sans se diviser et s’allonge en une apparence de fil continu. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fixer. |
Where the eye mixes filant and fixait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. filant (CVCVCC) and fixait (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: filant vs fixait
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filant is \fi.lɑ̃\ while fixait is \fik.sɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filant is recorded at frequency rank #41,790, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.lɑ̃\. 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 76329, this pair ranks #31,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filant vs fixait
Shared letters: afit. Private to "filant": ln. Private to "fixait": x.
"filant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "fixait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filant" and "fixait" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "filant" or "fixait" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "filant" 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 #31,452 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filant" and "fixait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filant 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 #31,452 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.