Which to use
“filent” and “filmant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,030
- “filent” frequency rank
- #46,764
- “filmant” frequency rank
- 77794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filent | filmant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. | Participe présent de filmer. |
Where the eye mixes filent and filmant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against filmant's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between filent and filmant
A purely visual mix-up. filent (\fil\) 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 77794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filent is recorded at frequency rank #31,030, classified as averb, pronounced \fil\. 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 77794, this pair ranks #27,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filent vs filmant
Shared letters: filnt. Private to "filent": e. Private to "filmant": am.
"filent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "filmant" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filent" for "filmant" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filent" vs "filmant" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filent" 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 #27,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filent" 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 #27,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.