Which to use
“fame” and “Filme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,471
- “fame” frequency rank
- #1,631
- “Filme” frequency rank
- 12102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fame | Filme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine unangenehme körperliche Empfindung, die Menschen und Tiere dazu veranlasst, Nahrung aufzunehmen | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Film |
Where the eye mixes fame and Filme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fame runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Filme's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fame vs Filme
A purely visual mix-up. fame ([ˈfaːme]) and Filme ([ˈfɪlmə]) 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 12102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fame is recorded at frequency rank #10,471, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːme]. Filme is at rank #1,631, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪlmə].
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 12102, this pair ranks #1,966,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fame vs Filme
Shared letters: efm. Private to "fame": a. Private to "Filme": il.
"fame" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Filme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fame" and "Filme" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fame" vs "Filme" - which ranks higher?
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 "fame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Filme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fame" and "Filme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fame vs flame". 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 #1,966,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.