Which to use
“filet” is a noun and “filez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,395
- “filet” frequency rank
- #49,655
- “filez” frequency rank
- 56050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filet | filez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fil délié, petit fil. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. |
Where the eye mixes filet and filez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. filet and filez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between filet and filez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filet is \fi.lɛ\ while filez is \fi.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “filet” becomes z in “filez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filet is recorded at frequency rank #6,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.lɛ\. filez is at rank #49,655, tagged as averb, pronounced \fi.le\.
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 56050, this pair ranks #123,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filet vs filez
Shared letters: efil. Private to "filet": t. Private to "filez": z.
"filet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "filez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filet" and "filez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filet" or "filez"?
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 "filet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filet" and "filez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fila 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 #123,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.