FehdevsFelderConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,552
“Fehde” frequency rank
#5,942
“Felder” frequency rank
36494
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fehde Felder
Definition kämpferische Auseinandersetzung, um Ansprüche durchzusetzen; früher eine Streithandlung mit Waffengewalt, heute in übertragenem Sinne länger währende Auseinandersetzung mit anderen Mitteln, zum Beispiel mit dem gesprochenen Wort Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feld

Where the eye mixes Fehde and Felder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Fehde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Felder's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Fehde
6 ch
Felder

Visual trap between Fehde and Felder

A purely visual mix-up. Fehde ([ˈfeːdə]) and Felder ([ˈfɛldɐ]) 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 36494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Fehde is recorded at frequency rank #30,552, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːdə]. Felder is at rank #5,942, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛldɐ].

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 36494, this pair ranks #1,614,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Fehde vs Felder

Shared letters: def. Private to "Fehde": h. Private to "Felder": lr.

"Fehde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Felder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fehde ← efhde · fedhe · fehdde · fehed · fehhde · ffehde · fhede
  • Felder ← eflder · fedler · feldder · felderr · feldre · feledr · fellder · ffelder

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Fehde" and "Felder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfeːdə] versus [ˈfɛldɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Fehde" vs "Felder" - which ranks higher?
"Felder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,942 in our German list, against #30,552 for "Fehde". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fehde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Felder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,614,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fehde" and "Felder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fehde vs Felge". 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 #1,614,198 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