Which to use
“fille” is a noun and “filmée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #312
- “fille” frequency rank
- #19,020
- “filmée” frequency rank
- 19332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fille | filmée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfant de genre féminin, par opposition à garçon ; aussi appelée fillette ou petite fille. | Participe passé féminin singulier de filmer. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fille and filmée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fille is \fij\ while filmée is \fil.me\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fille is recorded at frequency rank #312, classified as anoun, pronounced \fij\. filmée is at rank #19,020, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil.me\.
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 19332, this pair ranks #373,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fille vs filmée
Shared letters: efil. Private to "fille": -. Private to "filmée": mé.
"fille" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "filmée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fille ← ffille · filel · flile · iflle
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fille" and "filmée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fille" or "filmée"?
Remembering fille vs filmée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “fille”; for a verb, it's “filmée”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “fille” entry
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