Which to use
“Film” and “fils” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #503
- “Film” frequency rank
- #49,670
- “fils” frequency rank
- 50173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Film | fils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünne Schicht von etwas | männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn |
Where the eye mixes Film and fils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Film vs fils
A purely visual mix-up. Film ([fɪlm]) and fils ([fis]) 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 a single letter - m in “Film” becomes s in “fils”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Film is recorded at frequency rank #503, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɪlm]. fils is at rank #49,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fis].
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 50173, this pair ranks #1,183,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Film vs fils
Shared letters: fil. Private to "Film": m. Private to "fils": s.
"Film" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Film" and "fils" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Film" vs "fils" - 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 "Film" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,183,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Film" and "fils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs fist". 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 #1,183,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.