Which to use
“Filme” is a noun and “frame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,631
- “Filme” frequency rank
- #23,941
- “frame” frequency rank
- 25572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Filme | frame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Film | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs framen |
Where the eye mixes Filme and frame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Filme and frame
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Filme is [ˈfɪlmə] while frame is [ˈfʁeːmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25572, 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]. frame is at rank #23,941, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfʁeːmə].
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 25572, this pair ranks #1,831,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Filme vs frame
Shared letters: efm. Private to "Filme": il. Private to "frame": ar.
"Filme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "frame" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Filme" for "frame" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Filme" vs "frame" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Filme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,831,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Filme" and "frame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flame vs frame". 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 #1,831,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.