filmadavsfilmarConfusable pair

Quick tell: filmada is a participle, filmar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“filmada” is a participle and “filmar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,587
“filmada” frequency rank
#13,470
“filmar” frequency rank
48057
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filmada filmar
Definition Forma del femenino de filmado, participio de filmar. Grabar imágenes en una película cinematográfica.

Where the eye mixes filmada and filmar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filmada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against filmar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
filmada
6 ch
filmar

Why the eye confuses filmada with filmar

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filmada is [filˈmað̞a] while filmar is [filˈmaɾ]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filmada is recorded at frequency rank #34,587, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [filˈmað̞a]. filmar is at rank #13,470, tagged as averb, pronounced [filˈmaɾ].

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 48057, this pair ranks #116,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filmada vs filmar

Shared letters: afilm. Private to "filmada": d. Private to "filmar": r.

"filmada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "filmar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filmada ← ffilmada · filamda · fillmada · filmaad · filmadda · filmdaa · filmmada · fimlada
  • filmar ← ffilmar · filamr · fillmar · filmarr · filmmar · filmra · fimlar · flimar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "filmada" and "filmar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "filmada" is a participle and "filmar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "filmada" vs "filmar" - which ranks higher?
"filmar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,470 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "filmada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "filmar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #116,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filmada" and "filmar" 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 #116,567 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