Which to use
“Feder” and “Feuern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,362
- “Feder” frequency rank
- #18,239
- “Feuern” frequency rank
- 26601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feder | Feuern |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Feuer |
Where the eye mixes Feder and Feuern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Feder with Feuern
A purely visual mix-up. Feder ([ˈfeːdɐ]) and Feuern ([ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26601, 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]. Feuern is at rank #18,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn].
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 26601, this pair ranks #1,815,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feder vs Feuern
Shared letters: efr. Private to "Feder": d. Private to "Feuern": nu.
"Feder" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Feuern" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feder" and "Feuern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Feder" or "Feuern"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feder" and "Feuern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feuern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,815,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feder" and "Feuern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feuern vs Flyern". 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 #1,815,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.