Which to use
“fad” is an adjective and “Feld” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,315
- “fad” frequency rank
- #1,966
- “Feld” frequency rank
- 38281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fad | Feld |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | geschmacklos, wässrig | Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden |
Where the eye mixes fad and Feld
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fad runs 3 letters (CVC) against Feld's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fad vs Feld
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fad is [faːt] while Feld is [fɛlt]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fad is recorded at frequency rank #36,315, classified as anadj, pronounced [faːt]. Feld is at rank #1,966, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɛlt].
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 38281, this pair ranks #1,567,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fad vs Feld
Shared letters: df. Private to "fad": a. Private to "Feld": el.
"fad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Feld ← efld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fad" and "Feld" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fad" or "Feld" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feld" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,567,983 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fad" and "Feld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fack vs fad". 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 #1,567,983 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.