Which to use
“filmer” and “filtrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,962
- “filmer” frequency rank
- #18,751
- “filtrer” frequency rank
- 26713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmer | filtrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enregistrer une suite d'images animées sur une pellicule sensible à l'aide d'une caméra (le son est souvent enregistré en même temps). | Passer par un filtre pour séparer un ou des éléments constituants. |
Where the eye mixes filmer and filtrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filmer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against filtrer's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between filmer and filtrer
A purely visual mix-up. filmer (\fil.me\) and filtrer (\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 26713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmer is recorded at frequency rank #7,962, classified as averb, pronounced \fil.me\. filtrer is at rank #18,751, 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 26713, this pair ranks #333,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of filmer vs filtrer
Shared letters: efilr. Private to "filmer": m. Private to "filtrer": t.
"filmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "filtrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filmer" and "filtrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filmer" or "filtrer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,283 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmer" and "filtrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filtrée vs filtrer". 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 #333,283 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.