filmic
/ˈfɪlmɪk/
"filmic" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“filmic” is uncommon English (frequency #71,506 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,506
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or relating to movies; cinematic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-filmic · filmic · English
filmic · rank #71,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,506
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH Fishburne
Nearest frequency peer: Fishburne (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “filmic”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- feck
feck
28,498 corpus weight
- filmic
filmic
28,495 corpus weight
- Fishburne
Fishburne
28,494 corpus weight
- formic
formic
28,490 corpus weight
- Francisca
Francisca
28,489 corpus weight
- Frederica
Frederica
28,487 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “filmic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filmic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɪlmɪk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,506 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “filmic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
filmic is uncommon English at frequency #71,506 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfɪlmɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or relating to movies; cinematic.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for filmic, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From film + -ic. Doublet of filmy. The correct English form is filmic, spelled F-I-L-M-I-C.
Definition
- 1Of or relating to movies; cinematic.
Etymology
From film + -ic. Doublet of filmy.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.