Which to use
“filtres” and “flores” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,571
- “filtres” frequency rank
- #29,776
- “flores” frequency rank
- 42347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filtres | flores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de filtre. | Pluriel de flore. |
Where the eye mixes filtres and flores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filtres runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against flores's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filtres with flores
A purely visual mix-up. filtres (\filtʁ\) and flores (\flɔʁ\) 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 42347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filtres is recorded at frequency rank #12,571, classified as anoun, pronounced \filtʁ\. flores is at rank #29,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced \flɔʁ\.
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 42347, this pair ranks #226,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filtres vs flores
Shared letters: eflrs. Private to "filtres": it. Private to "flores": o.
"filtres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "flores" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filtres" and "flores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "filtres" or "flores" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filtres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filtres" and "flores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flores vs foies". 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 #226,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.