Which to use
“filières” and “filtres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,005
- “filières” frequency rank
- #12,571
- “filtres” frequency rank
- 22576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filières | filtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de filière. | Pluriel de filtre. |
Where the eye mixes filières and filtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filières runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against filtres's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filières vs filtres
A purely visual mix-up. filières (\fi.ljɛʁ\) and filtres (\filtʁ\) 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 22576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filières is recorded at frequency rank #10,005, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.ljɛʁ\. filtres is at rank #12,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced \filtʁ\.
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 22576, this pair ranks #357,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of filières vs filtres
Shared letters: efilrs. Private to "filières": è. Private to "filtres": t.
"filières" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "filtres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- filtres ← ffiltres · filltres · filrtes · filters · filtress · filtrres · filtrse · filttres
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filières" for "filtres" ever safe?
Which is more common, "filières" or "filtres"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "filières" and "filtres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filières" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filières" and "filtres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filatures vs filtres". 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 #357,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.