Which to use
“Feind” is a noun and “feines” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,579
- “Feind” frequency rank
- #11,051
- “feines” frequency rank
- 14630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feind | feines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person oder Gruppe mit besonders negativer Beziehung zu einer anderen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fein |
Where the eye mixes Feind and feines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Feind and feines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feind is [faɪ̯nt] while feines is [ˈfaɪ̯nəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14630, 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]. feines is at rank #11,051, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯nəs].
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 14630, this pair ranks #1,949,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feind vs feines
Shared letters: efin. Private to "Feind": d. Private to "feines": s.
"Feind" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "feines" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Feind" and "feines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Feind" vs "feines" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Feind" and "feines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feind" and "feines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feines vs frings". 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 #1,949,861 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.