Which to use
“Felder” is a noun and “fetter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,942
- “Felder” frequency rank
- #18,238
- “fetter” frequency rank
- 24180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felder | fetter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feld | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fett |
Where the eye mixes Felder and fetter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Felder and fetter 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 fetter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Felder is [ˈfɛldɐ] while fetter is [ˈfɛtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24180, 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]. fetter is at rank #18,238, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛtɐ].
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 24180, this pair ranks #1,851,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felder vs fetter
Shared letters: efr. Private to "Felder": dl. Private to "fetter": t.
"Felder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fetter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Felder" for "fetter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Felder" or "fetter" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Felder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fetter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,851,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felder" and "fetter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fender vs fetter". 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 #1,851,277 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.