Which to use
“filment” and “filmer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,297
- “filment” frequency rank
- #7,962
- “filmer” frequency rank
- 46259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filment | filmer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de filmer. | Enregistrer une suite d'images animées sur une pellicule sensible à l'aide d'une caméra (le son est souvent enregistré en même temps). |
Where the eye mixes filment and filmer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. filment runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against filmer's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: filment vs filmer
A purely visual mix-up. filment (\film\) and filmer (\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 46259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filment is recorded at frequency rank #38,297, classified as averb, pronounced \film\. filmer is at rank #7,962, 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 46259, this pair ranks #196,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of filment vs filmer
Shared letters: efilm. Private to "filment": nt. Private to "filmer": r.
"filment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "filmer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filment" and "filmer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "filment" or "filmer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "filment" and "filmer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filment" and "filmer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filmant vs filment". 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 #196,325 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.