FeldvsFeldesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,966
“Feld” frequency rank
#18,883
“Feldes” frequency rank
20849
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feld Feldes
Definition Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feld

Where the eye mixes Feld and Feldes

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

4 ch
Feld
6 ch
Feldes

Look-alike desk: Feld vs Feldes

A purely visual mix-up. Feld ([fɛlt]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Feld” sits inside “Feldes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Feld is recorded at frequency rank #1,966, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛlt]. 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 20849, this pair ranks #1,893,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Feld vs Feldes

Shared letters: defl. Private to "Feld": -. Private to "Feldes": s.

"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Feldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
  • Feldesefldes · fedles · felddes · feldess · feldse · feleds · felldes · ffeldes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Feld" and "Feldes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛlt] versus [ˈfɛldəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Feld" or "Feldes"?
"Feld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,966 in our German list, against #18,883 for "Feldes". 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 "Feld" and "Feldes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feld" 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 #1,893,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feld" and "Feldes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feldes 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 #1,893,040 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