Which to use
“filmées” is a verb and “fumées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,954
- “filmées” frequency rank
- #18,758
- “fumées” frequency rank
- 47712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filmées | fumées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de filmer. | Féminin pluriel de fumé. |
Where the eye mixes filmées and fumées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filmées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against fumées's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between filmées and fumées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: filmées is \fil.me\ while fumées is \fy.me\. 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 47712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filmées is recorded at frequency rank #28,954, classified as averb, pronounced \fil.me\. fumées is at rank #18,758, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fy.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 47712, this pair ranks #184,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filmées vs fumées
Shared letters: efmsé. Private to "filmées": il. Private to "fumées": u.
"filmées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "fumées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filmées" and "fumées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "filmées" or "fumées" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "filmées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fumées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filmées" and "fumées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "figées vs filmées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #184,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.