Which to use
“filez” and “filmer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,655
- “filez” frequency rank
- #7,962
- “filmer” frequency rank
- 57617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filez | filmer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. | Enregistrer une suite d'images animées sur une pellicule sensible à l'aide d'une caméra (le son est souvent enregistré en même temps). |
Where the eye mixes filez and filmer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. filez runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against filmer's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filez vs filmer
A purely visual mix-up. filez (\fi.le\) and filmer (\fil.me\) 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 57617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filez is recorded at frequency rank #49,655, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.le\. filmer is at rank #7,962, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil.me\.
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 57617, this pair ranks #113,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filez vs filmer
Shared letters: efil. Private to "filez": z. Private to "filmer": mr.
"filez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "filmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filez" for "filmer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filez" vs "filmer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filez" and "filmer" 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 #113,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.