Which to use
“filon” and “flor” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,975
- “filon” frequency rank
- #42,344
- “flor” frequency rank
- 67319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filon | flor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gisement étendu d’une matière, de forme allongée, permettant son identification. | Fleur. |
Letter map: filon vs flor
Shared letters muted; letters that set filon and flor apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. filon runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against flor's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on filon vs flor
filon and flor are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filon is recorded at frequency rank #24,975, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.lɔ̃\. flor is at rank #42,344, tagged as anoun.
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 67319, this pair ranks #63,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filon vs flor
Shared letters: flo. Private to "filon": in. Private to "flor": r.
"filon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "flor" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filon" for "flor" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filon" vs "flor" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "filon" and "flor".
- Full dictionary entry for "filon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filon" and "flor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flor vs FPR". 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 #63,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.