FehdevsFeldesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#30,552
“Fehde” frequency rank
#18,883
“Feldes” frequency rank
49435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fehde Feldes
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 Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feld

Where the eye mixes Fehde and Feldes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Fehde
6 ch
Feldes

Look-alike desk: Fehde vs Feldes

A purely visual mix-up. Fehde ([ˈfeːdə]) and Feldes ([ˈfɛldəs]) 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 49435, 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]. Feldes is at rank #18,883, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛldəs].

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 49435, this pair ranks #1,211,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Fehde vs Feldes

Shared letters: def. Private to "Fehde": h. Private to "Feldes": ls.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fehdeefhde · fedhe · fehdde · fehed · fehhde · ffehde · fhede
  • Feldesefldes · fedles · felddes · feldess · feldse · feleds · felldes · ffeldes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Fehde" for "Feldes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfeːdə] versus [ˈfɛldəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Fehde" or "Feldes" show up more?
"Feldes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,883 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fehde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Feldes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,211,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fehde" and "Feldes" 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 #1,211,640 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