Which to use
“Filme” and “flame” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,631
- “Filme” frequency rank
- #47,392
- “flame” frequency rank
- 49023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Filme | flame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Film | Flamme |
Where the eye mixes Filme and flame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Filme vs flame
A purely visual mix-up. Filme ([ˈfɪlmə]) and flame ([fleɪm]) 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 49023, 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]. flame is at rank #47,392, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fleɪm].
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 49023, this pair ranks #1,226,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Filme vs flame
Shared letters: eflm. Private to "Filme": i. Private to "flame": a.
"Filme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "flame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Filme" for "flame" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Filme" or "flame"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Filme" and "flame" 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 "flame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,226,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Filme" and "flame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flame vs Flure". 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 #1,226,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.