FedervsFedererWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Feder is a noun, Federer is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Feder” is a noun and “Federer” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,362
“Feder” frequency rank
#32,030
“Federer” frequency rank
40392
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feder Federer
Definition aus der Haut von Vögeln wachsendes, aus Keratin bestehendes Gebilde mit einer Art hornigem Stiel (dem sogenannten »Kiel«), von dem aus sich feine rippen- oder fadenartige Verästelungen (die sogenannte »Fahne«) abzweigen, und die Gesamtheit dieser Gebilde das Gefieder bildet deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Letter map: Feder vs Federer

Shared letters muted; letters that set Feder and Federer apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

5 ch
Feder
7 ch
Federer

Grammar separator: Feder vs Federer

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Feder is anoun and Federeraname. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Feder” sits inside “Federer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Feder is recorded at frequency rank #8,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːdɐ]. Federer is at rank #32,030, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 40392, this pair ranks #1,509,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Feder vs Federer

Shared letters: defr. Private to "Feder": -. Private to "Federer": -.

"Feder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Federer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Federefder · fdeer · fedder · federr · fedre · feedr · ffeder
  • Federerefderer · fdeerer · fedderer · fedeerr · federerr · federre · federrer · fedreer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Feder" and "Federer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Feder" is a noun and "Federer" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Feder" vs "Federer" - which ranks higher?
"Feder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,362 in our German list, against #32,030 for "Federer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Feder" and "Federer". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Federer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,509,812 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feder" and "Federer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Federer vs puzzles". 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 #1,509,812 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