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.
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?
Which is more common, "filmée" or "filtrée"?
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.