Which to use
“filtrer” is a verb and “filtres” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,751
- “filtrer” frequency rank
- #12,571
- “filtres” frequency rank
- 31322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtrer | filtres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passer par un filtre pour séparer un ou des éléments constituants. | Pluriel de filtre. |
Where the eye mixes filtrer and filtres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filtrer and filtres follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses filtrer with filtres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filtrer is \fil.tʁe\ while filtres is \filtʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “filtrer” becomes s in “filtres”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filtrer is recorded at frequency rank #18,751, classified as averb, pronounced \fil.tʁe\. filtres is at rank #12,571, tagged as anoun, pronounced \filtʁ\.
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 31322, this pair ranks #304,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filtrer vs filtres
Shared letters: efilrt. Private to "filtrer": -. Private to "filtres": s.
"filtrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "filtres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filtrer" and "filtres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "filtrer" or "filtres" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filtrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filtres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtrer" and "filtres" 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 #304,522 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.