fijadavsfilmadaConfusable pair

Which to use

“fijada” and “filmada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,018
“fijada” frequency rank
#34,587
“filmada” frequency rank
56605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fijada filmada
Definition Forma del femenino de fijado, participio de fijar o de fijarse. Forma del femenino de filmado, participio de filmar.

Where the eye mixes fijada and filmada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
fijada
7 ch
filmada

Why the eye confuses fijada with filmada

A purely visual mix-up. fijada ([fiˈxað̞a]) and filmada ([filˈmað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fijada is recorded at frequency rank #22,018, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [fiˈxað̞a]. filmada is at rank #34,587, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [filˈmað̞a].

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 56605, this pair ranks #73,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fijada vs filmada

Shared letters: adfi. Private to "fijada": j. Private to "filmada": lm.

"fijada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "filmada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fijadaffijada · fiajda · fijaad · fijadda · fijdaa · fijjada · fjiada · ifjada
  • filmadaffilmada · filamda · fillmada · filmaad · filmadda · filmdaa · filmmada · fimlada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fijada" and "filmada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fiˈxað̞a] versus [filˈmað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fijada" vs "filmada" - which ranks higher?
"fijada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,018 in our Spanish list, against #34,587 for "filmada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fijada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filmada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fijada" and "filmada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmada vs follada". 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 #73,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list