Which to use
“filez” and “fuyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,655
- “filez” frequency rank
- #30,620
- “fuyez” frequency rank
- 80275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filez | fuyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de fuir. |
Where the eye mixes filez and fuyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. filez (CVCVC) and fuyez (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between filez and fuyez
A purely visual mix-up. filez (\fi.le\) and fuyez (\fɥi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80275, 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\. fuyez is at rank #30,620, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɥi.je\.
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 80275, this pair ranks #21,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filez vs fuyez
Shared letters: efz. Private to "filez": il. Private to "fuyez": uy.
"filez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fuyez" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filez" and "fuyez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filez" or "fuyez"?
What to do next
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 "fuyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filez" and "fuyez" 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 #21,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.