FilmesvsFilterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Filmes” and “Filter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,045
“Filmes” frequency rank
#5,945
“Filter” frequency rank
38990
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Filmes Filter
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Film Material zur Trennung oder Aussonderung bestimmter Substanzen

Where the eye mixes Filmes and Filter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Filmes
6 ch
Filter

Look-alike desk: Filmes vs Filter

A purely visual mix-up. Filmes ([ˈfɪlməs]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Filmes is recorded at frequency rank #33,045, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɪlməs]. 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 38990, this pair ranks #1,549,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Filmes vs Filter

Shared letters: efil. Private to "Filmes": ms. Private to "Filter": rt.

"Filmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Filter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Filmesffilmes · filems · fillmes · filmess · filmmes · filmse · fimles · flimes
  • Filterffilter · filetr · fillter · filterr · filtre · filtter · fitler · fliter

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Filmes" and "Filter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɪlməs] versus [ˈfɪltɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Filmes" vs "Filter" - which ranks higher?
"Filter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,945 in our German list, against #33,045 for "Filmes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Filmes" and "Filter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Filmes" 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 #1,549,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Filmes" and "Filter" 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 #1,549,170 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list