filméevsfiltréeConfusable pair

Which to use

“filmée” and “filtrée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,020
“filmée” frequency rank
#43,945
“filtrée” frequency rank
62965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filmée filtrée
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de filmer. Participe passé féminin singulier de filtrer.

Where the eye mixes filmée and filtrée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filmée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against filtrée's 7 (CVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
filmée
7 ch
filtrée

Why the eye confuses filmée with filtrée

A purely visual mix-up. filmée (\fil.me\) and filtrée (\fil.tʁe\) 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 62965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filmée is recorded at frequency rank #19,020, classified as averb, pronounced \fil.me\. filtrée is at rank #43,945, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil.tʁe\.

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 62965, this pair ranks #84,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of filmée vs filtrée

Shared letters: efilé. Private to "filmée": m. Private to "filtrée": rt.

"filmée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "filtrée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "filmée" and "filtrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\fil.me\ versus \fil.tʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "filmée" or "filtrée"?
"filmée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,020 in our French list, against #43,945 for "filtrée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "filmée" and "filtrée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "filmée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filtrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filmée" and "filtrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs filmée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #84,337 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list