filmaciónvsfilmacionesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,144
“filmación” frequency rank
#39,759
“filmaciones” frequency rank
53903
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filmación filmaciones
Definition Acción o efecto de filmar. Forma del plural de filmación.

Where the eye mixes filmación and filmaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. filmación runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against filmaciones's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
filmación
11 ch
filmaciones

Why the eye confuses filmación with filmaciones

A purely visual mix-up. filmación ([filmaˈsjõn]) and filmaciones ([filmaˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filmación is recorded at frequency rank #14,144, classified as anoun, pronounced [filmaˈsjõn]. filmaciones is at rank #39,759, tagged as anoun, pronounced [filmaˈsjones].

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 53903, this pair ranks #85,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filmación vs filmaciones

Shared letters: acfilmn. Private to "filmación": ó. Private to "filmaciones": eos.

"filmación" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "filmaciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filmaciones ← ffilmaciones · filamciones · fillmaciones · filmacciones · filmacinoes · filmacioens · filmacioness · filmacionnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "filmación" and "filmaciones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([filmaˈsjõn] versus [filmaˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "filmación" vs "filmaciones" - which ranks higher?
"filmación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,144 in our Spanish list, against #39,759 for "filmaciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "filmación" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filmaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filmación" and "filmaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmaciones vs filtraciones". 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 #85,700 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