filméevsfixéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: filmée is a verb, fixée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“filmée” is a verb and “fixée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,020
“filmée” frequency rank
#6,826
“fixée” frequency rank
25846
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature filmée fixée
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de filmer. Féminin singulier de fixé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set filmée and fixée apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
filmée
5 ch
fixée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filmée is \fil.me\ while fixée is \fik.se\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

filmée is recorded at frequency rank #19,020, classified as averb, pronounced \fil.me\. fixée is at rank #6,826, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fik.se\.

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 25846, this pair ranks #338,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of filmée vs fixée

Shared letters: efié. Private to "filmée": lm. Private to "fixée": x.

"filmée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "fixée" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Frequency comparison

filmée#19,020
fixée#6,826

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "filmée" and "fixée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "filmée" is a verb and "fixée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "filmée" or "fixée"?
"fixée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,826 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 filmée vs fixée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “filmée”; for an adjective, it's “fixée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “filmée” 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