Which to use
“files” and “filet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,220
- “files” frequency rank
- #6,395
- “filet” frequency rank
- 17615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | files | filet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de file. | Fil délié, petit fil. |
Where the eye mixes files and filet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: files vs filet
A purely visual mix-up. files (\fil\) and filet (\fi.lɛ\) 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 - s in “files” becomes t in “filet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
files is recorded at frequency rank #11,220, classified as anoun, pronounced \fil\. filet is at rank #6,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fi.lɛ\.
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 17615, this pair ranks #382,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of files vs filet
Shared letters: efil. Private to "files": s. Private to "filet": t.
"files" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "filet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "files" for "filet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "files" vs "filet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "files" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "files" and "filet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "files vs filez". 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 #382,315 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.