Which to use
“Felder” and “Felsen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,942
- “Felder” frequency rank
- #6,424
- “Felsen” frequency rank
- 12366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felder | Felsen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feld | größere in die Höhe ragende Masse fest zusammenhängenden harten Gesteins |
Where the eye mixes Felder and Felsen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Felder and Felsen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Felder and Felsen
A purely visual mix-up. Felder ([ˈfɛldɐ]) and Felsen ([ˈfɛlzn̩]) 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 12366, 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]. Felsen is at rank #6,424, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlzn̩].
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 12366, this pair ranks #1,964,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felder vs Felsen
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Felder": dr. Private to "Felsen": ns.
"Felder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Felsen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felder" and "Felsen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Felder" or "Felsen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Felder" and "Felsen" 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 "Felsen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,595 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felder" and "Felsen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Felsen". 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 #1,964,595 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.