Which to use
“filiar” and “filmar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,026
- “filiar” frequency rank
- #7,408
- “filmar” frequency rank
- 48434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | filiar | filmar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tomar como filho, adotar | transpor imagens para película, paraposterior reprodução; gravar (imagens) |
Where the eye mixes filiar and filmar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses filiar with filmar
A purely visual mix-up. filiar (/fi.ˈljaɾ/) and filmar (/fiɫ.ˈmaɾ/) 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 a single letter - i in “filiar” becomes m in “filmar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
filiar is recorded at frequency rank #41,026, classified as averb, pronounced /fi.ˈljaɾ/. filmar is at rank #7,408, tagged as averb, pronounced /fiɫ.ˈmaɾ/.
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 48434, this pair ranks #16,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of filiar vs filmar
Shared letters: afilr. Private to "filiar": -. Private to "filmar": m.
"filiar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "filmar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "filiar" and "filmar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "filiar" vs "filmar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "filiar" and "filmar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "filiar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filmar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "filiar" and "filmar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs filiar". 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 #16,725 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.