# filmed vs fired

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### filmed
*verb · IPA /fɪlmd/ · frequency rank #6,471*
simple past and past participle of film

### fired
*adjective · IPA /ˈfaɪəd/ · frequency rank #2,346*
dismissed, terminated from employment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filmed-vs-fired