FeldervsFeldesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,942
“Felder” frequency rank
#18,883
“Feldes” frequency rank
24825
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Felder Feldes
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feld Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feld

Where the eye mixes Felder and Feldes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Felder
6 ch
Feldes

Visual trap between Felder and Feldes

A purely visual mix-up. Felder ([ˈfɛldɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “Felder” becomes s in “Feldes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Felder is recorded at frequency rank #5,942, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛldɐ]. 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 24825, this pair ranks #1,842,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Felder vs Feldes

Shared letters: defl. Private to "Felder": r. Private to "Feldes": s.

"Felder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Feldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldereflder · fedler · feldder · felderr · feldre · feledr · fellder · ffelder
  • Feldesefldes · fedles · felddes · feldess · feldse · feleds · felldes · ffeldes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Felder" and "Feldes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɛldɐ] versus [ˈfɛldəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Felder" or "Feldes" show up more?
"Felder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,942 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 "Felder" and "Feldes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Felder" 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 #1,842,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Felder" 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 #1,842,154 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