Which to use
“filiation” and “fixation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,598
- “filiation” frequency rank
- #8,711
- “fixation” frequency rank
- 22309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filiation | fixation |
|---|---|---|
| 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 fixer. |
Where the eye mixes filiation and fixation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between filiation and fixation
A purely visual mix-up. filiation (\fi.lja.sjɔ̃\) and fixation (\fik.sa.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 22309, 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\. fixation is at rank #8,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fik.sa.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 22309, this pair ranks #358,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of filiation vs fixation
Shared letters: afinot. Private to "filiation": l. Private to "fixation": x.
"filiation" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "fixation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filiation" and "fixation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "filiation" vs "fixation" - 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 "filiation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,694 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filiation" and "fixation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filiation vs filtration". 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 #358,694 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.