Which to use
“Feinde” and “Feindes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,729
- “Feinde” frequency rank
- #22,720
- “Feindes” frequency rank
- 26449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feinde | Feindes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Feind | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feind |
Where the eye mixes Feinde and Feindes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Feinde vs Feindes
A purely visual mix-up. Feinde ([ˈfaɪ̯ndə]) and Feindes ([ˈfaɪ̯ndəs]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Feinde” sits inside “Feindes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feinde is recorded at frequency rank #3,729, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ndə]. Feindes is at rank #22,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ndəs].
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 26449, this pair ranks #1,817,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feinde vs Feindes
Shared letters: defin. Private to "Feinde": -. Private to "Feindes": s.
"Feinde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Feindes" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feinde" and "Feindes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Feinde" vs "Feindes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feinde" and "Feindes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feindes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,817,927 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feinde" and "Feindes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feindes vs fender". 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 #1,817,927 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.