Which to use
“Feder” and “Feuer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,362
- “Feder” frequency rank
- #1,477
- “Feuer” frequency rank
- 9839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feder | Feuer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Flammenbildung bei der Verbrennung unter Abgabe von Wärme und Licht |
Where the eye mixes Feder and Feuer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Feder with Feuer
A purely visual mix-up. Feder ([ˈfeːdɐ]) and Feuer ([ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ]) 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 - d in “Feder” becomes u in “Feuer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9839, 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]. Feuer is at rank #1,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐ].
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 9839, this pair ranks #1,978,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feder vs Feuer
Shared letters: efr. Private to "Feder": d. Private to "Feuer": u.
"Feder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Feuer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feder" and "Feuer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Feder" or "Feuer"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,978,045 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feder" and "Feuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feder vs fixer". 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 #1,978,045 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.