Which to use
“filmado” is a verb and “firmados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,733
- “filmado” frequency rank
- #17,708
- “firmados” frequency rank
- 37441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmado | firmados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de filmar. | Forma del plural de firmado, participio de firmar o de firmarse. |
Where the eye mixes filmado and firmados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. filmado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against firmados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses filmado with firmados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filmado is [filˈmað̞o] while firmados is [fiɾˈmað̞os]. 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 (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmado is recorded at frequency rank #19,733, classified as averb, pronounced [filˈmað̞o]. firmados is at rank #17,708, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [fiɾˈmað̞os].
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 37441, this pair ranks #175,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filmado vs firmados
Shared letters: adfimo. Private to "filmado": l. Private to "firmados": rs.
"filmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "firmados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "filmado" and "firmados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "filmado" vs "firmados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filmado" and "firmados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "firmados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmado" and "firmados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmado vs finado". 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 #175,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.