Which to use
“filment” and “firent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,297
- “filment” frequency rank
- #10,326
- “firent” frequency rank
- 48623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filment | firent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filmer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de faire. |
Where the eye mixes filment and firent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filment runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against firent's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filment vs firent
A purely visual mix-up. filment (\film\) and firent (\fiʁ\) 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 48623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filment is recorded at frequency rank #38,297, classified as averb, pronounced \film\. firent is at rank #10,326, tagged as averb, pronounced \fiʁ\.
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 48623, this pair ranks #177,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filment vs firent
Shared letters: efint. Private to "filment": lm. Private to "firent": r.
"filment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "firent" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filment" for "firent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filment" vs "firent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "firent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filment" and "firent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmant vs filment". 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 #177,384 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.