filmaciónvsfilmaronWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: filmación is a noun, filmaron is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“filmación” is a noun and “filmaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,144
“filmación” frequency rank
#38,125
“filmaron” frequency rank
52269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filmación filmaron
Definition Acción o efecto de filmar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de filmar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set filmación and filmaron apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
filmación
8 ch
filmaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filmación is [filmaˈsjõn] while filmaron is [filˈmaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52269, 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]. filmaron is at rank #38,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [filˈmaɾõn].

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 52269, this pair ranks #93,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filmación vs filmaron

Shared letters: afilmn. Private to "filmación": . Private to "filmaron": or.

"filmación" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "filmaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filmaronffilmaron · filamron · fillmaron · filmaorn · filmarno · filmaronn · filmarron · filmmaron

Frequency comparison

filmación#14,144
filmaron#38,125

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "filmación" and "filmaron" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "filmación" is a noun and "filmaron" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "filmación" or "filmaron"?
"filmación" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,144 in our Spanish list, against #38,125 for "filmaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering filmación vs filmaron

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “filmación”; for a verb, it's “filmaron”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “filmación” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list