Which to use
“Feind” and “Feinden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,579
- “Feind” frequency rank
- #15,358
- “Feinden” frequency rank
- 18937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feind | Feinden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder Gruppe mit besonders negativer Beziehung zu einer anderen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Feind |
Where the eye mixes Feind and Feinden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Feind vs Feinden
A purely visual mix-up. Feind ([faɪ̯nt]) and Feinden ([ˈfaɪ̯ndn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Feind” sits inside “Feinden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feind is recorded at frequency rank #3,579, classified as anoun, pronounced [faɪ̯nt]. Feinden is at rank #15,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ndn̩].
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 18937, this pair ranks #1,913,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feind vs Feinden
Shared letters: defin. Private to "Feind": -. Private to "Feinden": -.
"Feind" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Feinden" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feind" and "Feinden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Feind" or "Feinden" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,364 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feind" and "Feinden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fahnden vs Feinden". 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 #1,913,364 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.