Which to use
“filles” and “fioles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #723
- “filles” frequency rank
- #46,172
- “fioles” frequency rank
- 46895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filles | fioles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fille. | Pluriel de fiole. |
Where the eye mixes filles and fioles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filles (CVCCVC) and fioles (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between filles and fioles
A purely visual mix-up. filles (\fij\) and fioles (\fjɔl\) 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 a single letter - l in “filles” becomes o in “fioles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filles is recorded at frequency rank #723, classified as anoun, pronounced \fij\. fioles is at rank #46,172, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fjɔl\.
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 46895, this pair ranks #191,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filles vs fioles
Shared letters: efils. Private to "filles": -. Private to "fioles": o.
"filles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fioles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filles" and "fioles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filles" or "fioles"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fioles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filles" and "fioles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fioles". 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 #191,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.