Film

[fɪlm]

/[fɪlm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Film” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #503. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#503
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dünne Schicht von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-film · Film · German

Film · rank #503 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #503
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fand

Nearest frequency peer: fand (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Film“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Film“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Film vs fl
25% similar
Film vs fm
25% similar
Film vs fit
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Film
PropertyValue
HeadwordFilm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɪlm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#503
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Film“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Filmliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fand“ (#502), „Internet“ (#504), „Denken“ (#501). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Film“ bei #503. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Film (IPA [fɪlm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #503 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Film, with forms such as "ffilm", "fillm", and "filmm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fl", "fm", "fit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Film, spelled F-I-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    dünne Schicht von etwas
  2. 2
    Material für die Fotografie von statischen Bildern
  3. 3
    Abfolge von verschiedenen Bildern (heute in der Regel mit Tonspur und digital, siehe auch Video)
  4. 4
    Kunstrichtung und Industriezweig, der Filme^([3]) produziert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Film appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf der Straße war ein Film von Öl, der mich von der Straße abbrachte.
  2. Der Film wurde belichtet.

Synonyms

DünnschichtBewegtbildLaufbildTonfilmVideoVideofilm

This word in other languages

film(English)capa(Español)film(Français)película(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffilm
  • fillm
  • filmm
  • fiml
  • flim
  • iflm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Film - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffilm1fillm1filmm1fiml2flim2iflm2
Edit distance from "Film"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Film"?
"Film" is spelled F-I-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [fɪlm].
What does "Film" mean?
As a noun, "Film" means: dünne Schicht von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Film"?
"Film" is commonly confused with "fl", "fm", "fit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Film"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Film" is [fɪlm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Film" come from?
"Film" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Film", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fand#502Laut#505ALTE#498Team#513

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Sache6 variantsBuch6 variantsSohn6 variantsStelle6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list