Which to use
“flics” and “flots” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,847
- “flics” frequency rank
- #15,882
- “flots” frequency rank
- 19729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flics | flots |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de flic. | Pluriel de flot. |
Where the eye mixes flics and flots
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses flics with flots
A purely visual mix-up. flics (\flik\) and flots (\flo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flics is recorded at frequency rank #3,847, classified as anoun, pronounced \flik\. flots is at rank #15,882, 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 19729, this pair ranks #371,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of flics vs flots
Shared letters: fls. Private to "flics": ci. Private to "flots": ot.
"flics" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "flots" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "flics" and "flots" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "flics" vs "flots" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "flics" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flots" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,841 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flics" and "flots" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flots vs flour". 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 #371,841 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.