FeldvsFeteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,966
“Feld” frequency rank
#44,598
“Fete” frequency rank
46564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feld Fete
Definition Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden lockere, ungezwungene Feier

Where the eye mixes Feld and Fete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Feld
4 ch
Fete

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Feld ([fɛlt]) and Fete ([ˈfeːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46564, 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]. Fete is at rank #44,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːtə].

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 46564, this pair ranks #1,314,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Feld vs Fete

Shared letters: ef. Private to "Feld": dl. Private to "Fete": t.

"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
  • Feteefte · ffete · ftee

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Feld" and "Fete" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛlt] versus [ˈfeːtə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Feld" or "Fete"?
"Feld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,966 in our German list, against #44,598 for "Fete". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Feld" and "Fete". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,314,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feld" and "Fete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list