filmesvsfirmesConfusable pair

Quick tell: filmes is a verb, firmes is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“filmes” is a verb and “firmes” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,041
“filmes” frequency rank
#8,957
“firmes” frequency rank
28998
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filmes firmes
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de filmar. Orden para formar a la tropa.

Where the eye mixes filmes and firmes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
filmes
6 ch
firmes

Look-alike desk: filmes vs firmes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filmes is [ˈfilmes] while firmes is [ˈfiɾmes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “filmes” becomes r in “firmes”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filmes is recorded at frequency rank #20,041, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfilmes]. firmes is at rank #8,957, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈfiɾmes].

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 28998, this pair ranks #219,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filmes vs firmes

Shared letters: efims. Private to "filmes": l. Private to "firmes": r.

"filmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "firmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filmesffilmes · filems · fillmes · filmess · filmmes · filmse · fimles · flimes
  • firmesffirmes · fimres · firems · firmess · firmmes · firmse · firrmes · frimes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "filmes" for "firmes" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "filmes" is a verb and "firmes" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "filmes" vs "firmes" - which ranks higher?
"firmes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,957 in our Spanish list, against #20,041 for "filmes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "filmes" and "firmes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "filmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "firmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #219,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "filmes" and "firmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmes vs filos". 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 #219,221 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