fegtvsFeldWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: fegt is a verb, Feld is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“fegt” is a verb and “Feld” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,482
“fegt” frequency rank
#1,966
“Feld” frequency rank
44448
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fegt Feld
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fegen Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden

Where the eye mixes fegt and Feld

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

4 ch
fegt
4 ch
Feld

Why the eye confuses fegt with Feld

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fegt is [feːkt] while Feld is [fɛlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fegt is recorded at frequency rank #42,482, classified as averb, pronounced [feːkt]. 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 44448, this pair ranks #1,385,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fegt vs Feld

Shared letters: ef. Private to "fegt": gt. Private to "Feld": dl.

"fegt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fegtefgt · feggt · fegtt · fetg · ffegt · fget
  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fegt" and "Feld" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fegt" is a verb and "Feld" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "fegt" or "Feld"?
"Feld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,966 in our German list, against #42,482 for "fegt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "fegt" and "Feld" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fegt" 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 #1,385,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fegt" and "Feld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fegt vs fist". 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 #1,385,877 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