Which to use
“filme” and “fle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,040
- “filme” frequency rank
- #39,300
- “fle” frequency rank
- 53340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filme | fle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de filmer. | Dormir. |
Where the eye mixes filme and fle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses filme with fle
A purely visual mix-up. filme (\film\) and fle (\ˈfle\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filme is recorded at frequency rank #14,040, classified as averb, pronounced \film\. fle is at rank #39,300, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈfle\.
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 53340, this pair ranks #141,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filme vs fle
Shared letters: efl. Private to "filme": im. Private to "fle": -.
"filme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fle" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- filme ← ffilme · filem · fillme · filmme · fimle · flime · iflme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filme" and "fle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filme" or "fle"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,394 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filme" and "fle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fle". 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 #141,394 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.