Which to use
“Filmen” and “Filmes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,442
- “Filmen” frequency rank
- #33,045
- “Filmes” frequency rank
- 36487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Filmen | Filmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Film | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Film |
Where the eye mixes Filmen and Filmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Filmen and Filmes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Filmen vs Filmes
A purely visual mix-up. Filmen ([ˈfɪlmən]) and Filmes ([ˈfɪlməs]) 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 - n in “Filmen” becomes s in “Filmes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Filmen is recorded at frequency rank #3,442, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪlmən]. Filmes is at rank #33,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪlməs].
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 36487, this pair ranks #1,614,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Filmen vs Filmes
Shared letters: efilm. Private to "Filmen": n. Private to "Filmes": s.
"Filmen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Filmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Filmen" and "Filmes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Filmen" or "Filmes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Filmen" and "Filmes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Filmen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Filmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,614,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Filmen" and "Filmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Filmes vs fils". 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 #1,614,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.