Which to use
“fillet” is a noun and “filmed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,047
- “fillet” frequency rank
- #6,471
- “filmed” frequency rank
- 36518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fillet | filmed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration. | simple past and past participle of film |
Where the eye mixes fillet and filmed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fillet and filmed follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fillet and filmed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fillet is /ˈfɪl.ɪt/ while filmed is /fɪlmd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fillet is recorded at frequency rank #30,047, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɪl.ɪt/. filmed is at rank #6,471, tagged as averb, pronounced /fɪlmd/.
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 36518, this pair ranks #302,532 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fillet vs filmed
Shared letters: efil. Private to "fillet": t. Private to "filmed": dm.
"fillet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "filmed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fillet" for "filmed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fillet" vs "filmed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fillet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,532 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fillet" and "filmed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fidget vs fillet". 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 #302,532 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.