Which to use
“Feld” is a noun and “fey” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,966
- “Feld” frequency rank
- #43,868
- “fey” frequency rank
- 45834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feld | fey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden | (aus dem schottischen) todgeweiht |
Letter map: Feld vs fey
Shared letters muted; letters that set Feld and fey apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Feld / fey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Feld is anoun and feyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45834, 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]. fey is at rank #43,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 45834, this pair ranks #1,339,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feld vs fey
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Feld": dl. Private to "fey": y.
"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Feld ← efld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Feld" and "fey" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Feld" or "fey"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Feld" and "fey".
- Full dictionary entry for "Feld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,339,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feld" and "fey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fey vs puzzles". 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 #1,339,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.