Which to use
“filiation” and “finition” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,598
- “filiation” frequency rank
- #13,386
- “finition” frequency rank
- 26984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filiation | finition |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suite continue de générations, dans une même famille ; ligne directe qui descend des aïeux aux enfants, ou qui remonte des enfants aux aïeux. | Action de finir. |
Where the eye mixes filiation and finition
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. filiation runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVVC) against finition's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between filiation and finition
A purely visual mix-up. filiation (\fi.lja.sjɔ̃\) and finition (\fi.ni.sjɔ̃\) 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 26984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filiation is recorded at frequency rank #13,598, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.lja.sjɔ̃\. finition is at rank #13,386, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fi.ni.sjɔ̃\.
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 26984, this pair ranks #331,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filiation vs finition
Shared letters: finot. Private to "filiation": al. Private to "finition": -.
"filiation" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "finition" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filiation" for "finition" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filiation" vs "finition" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filiation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finition" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filiation" and "finition" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finition vs function". 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 #331,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.