Which to use
“filou” and “flow” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,438
- “filou” frequency rank
- #16,368
- “flow” frequency rank
- 59806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filou | flow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Louisiane) Voleur agissant par ruse, tricheur au jeu, personne qui abuse de la confiance. | Flux, rythme avec lequel le rappeur débite les paroles. |
Where the eye mixes filou and flow
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: filou vs flow
A purely visual mix-up. filou (\fi.lu\) and flow (\flo\) 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 59806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filou is recorded at frequency rank #43,438, classified as anoun, pronounced \fi.lu\. flow is at rank #16,368, tagged as anoun, pronounced \flo\.
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 59806, this pair ranks #101,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filou vs flow
Shared letters: flo. Private to "filou": iu. Private to "flow": w.
"filou" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "flow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filou" and "flow" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "filou" or "flow"?
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 "filou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flow" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filou" and "flow" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs filou". 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 #101,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.