Which to use
“filmt” and “füllt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,868
- “filmt” frequency rank
- #9,722
- “füllt” frequency rank
- 36590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmt | füllt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs filmen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs füllen |
Where the eye mixes filmt and füllt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: filmt vs füllt
A purely visual mix-up. filmt ([fɪlmt]) and füllt ([fʏlt]) 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 36590, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmt is recorded at frequency rank #26,868, classified as averb, pronounced [fɪlmt]. füllt is at rank #9,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʏlt].
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 36590, this pair ranks #1,611,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of filmt vs füllt
Shared letters: flt. Private to "filmt": im. Private to "füllt": ü.
"filmt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "füllt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- filmt ← ffilmt · fillmt · filmmt · filmtt · filtm · fimlt · flimt · iflmt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filmt" and "füllt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "filmt" or "füllt" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "füllt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,611,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmt" and "füllt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmt 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 #1,611,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.