Which to use
“filmait” and “fumait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,171
- “filmait” frequency rank
- #32,412
- “fumait” frequency rank
- 78583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmait | fumait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de filmer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de fumer. |
Where the eye mixes filmait and fumait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filmait runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against fumait's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filmait vs fumait
A purely visual mix-up. filmait (\fil.mɛ\) and fumait (\fy.mɛ\) 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 78583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmait is recorded at frequency rank #46,171, classified as averb, pronounced \fil.mɛ\. fumait is at rank #32,412, tagged as averb, pronounced \fy.mɛ\.
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 78583, this pair ranks #25,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filmait vs fumait
Shared letters: afimt. Private to "filmait": l. Private to "fumait": u.
"filmait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "fumait" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filmait" and "fumait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filmait" vs "fumait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filmait" and "fumait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fumait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmait" and "fumait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fichait vs filmait". 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 #25,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.