Which to use
“Filme” and “Filter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,631
- “Filme” frequency rank
- #5,945
- “Filter” frequency rank
- 7576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Filme | Filter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Film | Material zur Trennung oder Aussonderung bestimmter Substanzen |
Where the eye mixes Filme and Filter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Filme vs Filter
A purely visual mix-up. Filme ([ˈfɪlmə]) and Filter ([ˈfɪltɐ]) 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 7576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Filme is recorded at frequency rank #1,631, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪlmə]. Filter is at rank #5,945, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪltɐ].
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 7576, this pair ranks #1,987,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Filme vs Filter
Shared letters: efil. Private to "Filme": m. Private to "Filter": rt.
"Filme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Filter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Filme" and "Filter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Filme" vs "Filter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Filme" and "Filter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Filme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Filter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,662 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Filme" and "Filter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Filet vs Filter". 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 #1,987,662 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.