Which to use
“filmte” and “formte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,928
- “filmte” frequency rank
- #38,744
- “formte” frequency rank
- 84672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmte | formte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs filmen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs formen |
Where the eye mixes filmte and formte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. filmte and formte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses filmte with formte
A purely visual mix-up. filmte ([ˈfɪlmtə]) and formte ([ˈfɔʁmtə]) 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 84672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmte is recorded at frequency rank #45,928, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɪlmtə]. formte is at rank #38,744, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔʁmtə].
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 84672, this pair ranks #120,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filmte vs formte
Shared letters: efmt. Private to "filmte": il. Private to "formte": or.
"filmte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "formte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filmte" and "formte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "filmte" or "formte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "filmte" and "formte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,080 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmte" and "formte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Filet vs filmte". 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 #120,080 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.