Which to use
“filmed” and “flamed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,471
- “filmed” frequency rank
- #48,238
- “flamed” frequency rank
- 54709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmed | flamed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of film | simple past and past participle of flame |
Where the eye mixes filmed and flamed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filmed (CVCCVC) and flamed (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between filmed and flamed
A purely visual mix-up. filmed (/fɪlmd/) and flamed (/fleɪmd/) 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 54709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmed is recorded at frequency rank #6,471, classified as averb, pronounced /fɪlmd/. flamed is at rank #48,238, tagged as averb, pronounced /fleɪmd/.
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 54709, this pair ranks #139,007 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filmed vs flamed
Shared letters: deflm. Private to "filmed": i. Private to "flamed": a.
"filmed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "flamed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filmed" for "flamed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filmed" vs "flamed" - 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 "filmed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flamed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,007 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmed" and "flamed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flaked vs flamed". 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 #139,007 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.