FeldvsfoodWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,966
“Feld” frequency rank
#7,045
“food” frequency rank
9011
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feld food
Definition Acker; eine Fläche, auf der Pflanzen für eine Ernte angebaut werden jede Substanz die von Menschen, Pflanzen oder Tieren aufgenommen wird, um das Überleben und das Wachstum zu ermöglichen, Nahrung

Letter map: Feld vs food

Shared letters muted; letters that set Feld and food apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Feld
4 ch
food

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Feld and food are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9011, 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]. food is at rank #7,045, tagged as anoun, 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 9011, this pair ranks #1,981,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Feld vs food

Shared letters: df. Private to "Feld": el. Private to "food": o.

"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "food" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
  • foodffood · fod · fodo · foodd · ofod

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Feld" and "food" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Feld" or "food"?
"Feld" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,966 in our German list, against #7,045 for "food". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "food" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,981,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feld" and "food" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "food 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list