filman

[ˈfilmãn]

/[ˈfilmãn]/ verb

The verdict

“filman” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,337 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,337
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filmar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-filman · filman · Spanish

filman · rank #56,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,337
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fenicia

Nearest frequency peer: Fenicia (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “filman”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “filman” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for filman
PropertyValue
Headwordfilman
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfilmãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “filman” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).filmancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Fenicia” (#56,336), “finjo” (#56,338), “feature” (#56,335). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “filman” va en #56,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

filman is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,337 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfilmãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filmar.".

filman doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is filman, spelled F-I-L-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filmar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "filman"?
"filman" is spelled F-I-L-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfilmãn].
What does "filman" mean?
As a verb, "filman" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filmar.
How do you pronounce "filman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "filman" is [ˈfilmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "filman" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list