Which to use
“feels” is a verb and “fields” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,663
- “feels” frequency rank
- #33,042
- “fields” frequency rank
- 82705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | fields |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feel | Plural des Substantivs field |
Letter map: feels vs fields
Shared letters muted; letters that set feels and fields apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for feels / fields
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feels is averb and fieldsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #49,663, classified as averb, pronounced […]. fields is at rank #33,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiːldz].
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 82705, this pair ranks #152,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs fields
Shared letters: efls. Private to "feels": -. Private to "fields": di.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fields" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feels" for "fields" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feels" vs "fields" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "feels" and "fields". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fields" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "fields" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels 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 #152,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.