falkvsFeldTell them apart

Which to use

“falk” and “Feld” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,083
“falk” frequency rank
#1,966
“Feld” frequency rank
17049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature falk Feld
Definition Falke (Falco) Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden

Where the eye mixes falk and Feld

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
falk
4 ch
Feld

Look-alike desk: falk vs Feld

A purely visual mix-up. falk ([falˀɡ̊]) and Feld ([fɛlt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

falk is recorded at frequency rank #15,083, classified as anoun, pronounced [falˀɡ̊]. 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 17049, this pair ranks #1,930,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of falk vs Feld

Shared letters: fl. Private to "falk": ak. Private to "Feld": de.

"falk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • falkaflk · fakl · falkk · fallk · ffalk · flak
  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "falk" and "Feld" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([falˀɡ̊] versus [fɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "falk" or "Feld"?
"Feld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,966 in our German list, against #15,083 for "falk". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "falk" and "Feld" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "falk" 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 #1,930,789 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "falk" and "Feld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falk vs fils". 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 #1,930,789 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list