Which to use
“filmado” and “fumado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,733
- “filmado” frequency rank
- #28,768
- “fumado” frequency rank
- 48501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmado | fumado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de filmar. | Participio de fumar. |
Where the eye mixes filmado and fumado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filmado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against fumado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between filmado and fumado
A purely visual mix-up. filmado ([filˈmað̞o]) and fumado ([fuˈmað̞o]) 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 48501, 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]. fumado is at rank #28,768, tagged as averb, pronounced [fuˈmað̞o].
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 48501, this pair ranks #114,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filmado vs fumado
Shared letters: adfmo. Private to "filmado": il. Private to "fumado": u.
"filmado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "fumado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "filmado" for "fumado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "filmado" vs "fumado" - which ranks higher?
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 "filmado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fumado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmado" and "fumado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finado vs fumado". 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 #114,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.