Which to use
“fichado” and “filmado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,758
- “fichado” frequency rank
- #19,733
- “filmado” frequency rank
- 48491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fichado | filmado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de fichar. | Participio de filmar. |
Where the eye mixes fichado and filmado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fichado and filmado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fichado and filmado
A purely visual mix-up. fichado ([fiˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and filmado ([filˈmað̞o]) 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 48491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fichado is recorded at frequency rank #28,758, classified as averb, pronounced [fiˈt͡ʃað̞o]. filmado is at rank #19,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [filˈmað̞o].
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 48491, this pair ranks #114,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fichado vs filmado
Shared letters: adfio. Private to "fichado": ch. Private to "filmado": lm.
"fichado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "filmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fichado" and "filmado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fichado" vs "filmado" - 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 "fichado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fichado" and "filmado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichado vs finado". 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 #114,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.