FeenvsFeldWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,551
“Feen” frequency rank
#1,966
“Feld” frequency rank
32517
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feen Feld
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fee Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden

Where the eye mixes Feen and Feld

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

4 ch
Feen
4 ch
Feld

Look-alike desk: Feen vs Feld

A purely visual mix-up. Feen ([ˈfeːən]) 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 32517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Feen is recorded at frequency rank #30,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːən]. 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 32517, this pair ranks #1,705,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Feen vs Feld

Shared letters: ef. Private to "Feen": n. Private to "Feld": dl.

"Feen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feenefen · feenn · fene · ffeen
  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Feen" and "Feld" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfeːən] versus [fɛlt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Feen" vs "Feld" - which ranks higher?
"Feld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,966 in our German list, against #30,551 for "Feen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Feen" 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 #1,705,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feen" and "Feld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels vs Feen". 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 #1,705,911 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