Which to use
“Films” and “fils” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,183
- “Films” frequency rank
- #49,670
- “fils” frequency rank
- 55853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Films | fils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Film | männlicher Nachkomme: Sohn |
Where the eye mixes Films and fils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Films runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against fils's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Films with fils
A purely visual mix-up. Films ([fɪlms]) and fils ([fis]) 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 55853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Films is recorded at frequency rank #6,183, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɪlms]. fils is at rank #49,670, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fis].
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 55853, this pair ranks #963,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Films vs fils
Shared letters: fils. Private to "Films": m. Private to "fils": -.
"Films" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Films" and "fils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Films" or "fils"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Films" and "fils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Films" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #963,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Films" and "fils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fils vs fist". 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 #963,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.