filmevsfilméeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“filme” and “filmée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,040
“filme” frequency rank
#19,020
“filmée” frequency rank
33060
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filme filmée
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de filmer. Participe passé féminin singulier de filmer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set filme and filmée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
filme
6 ch
filmée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. filme (\film\) and filmée (\fil.me\) 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 33060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filme is recorded at frequency rank #14,040, classified as averb, pronounced \film\. filmée is at rank #19,020, tagged as averb, pronounced \fil.me\.

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 33060, this pair ranks #293,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of filme vs filmée

Shared letters: efilm. Private to "filme": -. Private to "filmée": é.

"filme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "filmée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • filmeffilme · filem · fillme · filmme · fimle · flime · iflme

Frequency comparison

filme#14,040
filmée#19,020

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "filme" and "filmée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\film\ versus \fil.me\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "filme" or "filmée"?
"filme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,040 in our French list, against #19,020 for "filmée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering filme vs filmée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “filme” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list