Which to use
“filez” and “fixez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,655
- “filez” frequency rank
- #38,810
- “fixez” frequency rank
- 88465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filez | fixez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de fixer. |
Where the eye mixes filez and fixez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. filez and fixez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses filez with fixez
A purely visual mix-up. filez (\fi.le\) and fixez (\fik.se\) 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 - l in “filez” becomes x in “fixez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88465, 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\. fixez is at rank #38,810, tagged as averb, pronounced \fik.se\.
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 88465, this pair ranks #6,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filez vs fixez
Shared letters: efiz. Private to "filez": l. Private to "fixez": x.
"filez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fixez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filez" and "fixez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filez" vs "fixez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filez" and "fixez" 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 #6,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.