Which to use
“filma” is a verb and “filmada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,608
- “filma” frequency rank
- #34,587
- “filmada” frequency rank
- 68195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filma | filmada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de filmar. | Forma del femenino de filmado, participio de filmar. |
Where the eye mixes filma and filmada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filma runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against filmada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filma vs filmada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filma is [ˈfilma] while filmada is [filˈmað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “filma” sits inside “filmada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filma is recorded at frequency rank #33,608, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfilma]. 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 68195, this pair ranks #35,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filma vs filmada
Shared letters: afilm. Private to "filma": -. Private to "filmada": d.
"filma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "filmada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filma" and "filmada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "filma" or "filmada"?
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 "filma" 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 #35,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filma" and "filmada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filma vs flama". 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 #35,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.