Which to use
“filmada” and “firmadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,587
- “filmada” frequency rank
- #30,915
- “firmadas” frequency rank
- 65502
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmada | firmadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de filmado, participio de filmar. | Forma del femenino plural de firmado, participio de firmar o de firmarse. |
Where the eye mixes filmada and firmadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filmada runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against firmadas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filmada with firmadas
A purely visual mix-up. filmada ([filˈmað̞a]) and firmadas ([fiɾˈmað̞as]) 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 65502, 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]. firmadas is at rank #30,915, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fiɾˈmað̞as].
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 65502, this pair ranks #42,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filmada vs firmadas
Shared letters: adfim. Private to "filmada": l. Private to "firmadas": rs.
"filmada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "firmadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filmada" and "firmadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "filmada" or "firmadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "firmadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmada" and "firmadas" 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 #42,452 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.