Which to use
“Feinde” is a noun and “feinste” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,729
- “Feinde” frequency rank
- #26,866
- “feinste” frequency rank
- 30595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feinde | feinste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Feind | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs fein |
Where the eye mixes Feinde and feinste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Feinde with feinste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feinde is [ˈfaɪ̯ndə] while feinste is [ˈfaɪ̯nstə]. 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 30595, 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]. feinste is at rank #26,866, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯nstə].
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 30595, this pair ranks #1,744,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feinde vs feinste
Shared letters: efin. Private to "Feinde": d. Private to "feinste": st.
"Feinde" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "feinste" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feinde" for "feinste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Feinde" vs "feinste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Feinde" and "feinste" 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 "feinste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,744,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feinde" and "feinste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feinste vs feinster". 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 #1,744,750 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.