Which to use
“filent” is a verb and “viel” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,030
- “filent” frequency rank
- #36,203
- “viel” frequency rank
- 67233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filent | viel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. | Beaucoup. |
Same sound, different letters: filent vs viel
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters. filent runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against viel's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - filent and viel
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: filent and viel carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fil\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67233, 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\. viel is at rank #36,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fiːl\.
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 67233, this pair ranks #64,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filent vs viel
Shared letters: eil. Private to "filent": fnt. Private to "viel": v.
"filent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "viel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filent" and "viel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filent" or "viel"?
What to do next
"filent" and "viel" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "filent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filent" and "viel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viel vs viv". 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 #64,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.