FeldervsfeverTell them apart

Which to use

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

#5,942
“Felder” frequency rank
#38,100
“fever” frequency rank
44042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Felder fever
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feld Fieber

Where the eye mixes Felder and fever

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Felder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fever's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Felder
5 ch
fever

Look-alike desk: Felder vs fever

A purely visual mix-up. Felder ([ˈfɛldɐ]) and fever ([ˈfiːvə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44042, 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]. fever is at rank #38,100, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfiːvə].

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 44042, this pair ranks #1,398,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Felder vs fever

Shared letters: efr. Private to "Felder": dl. Private to "fever": v.

"Felder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "fever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Felder ← eflder · fedler · feldder · felderr · feldre · feledr · fellder · ffelder
  • fever ← efver · feevr · feverr · fevre · fevver · ffever · fveer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Felder" and "fever" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɛldɐ] versus [ˈfiːvə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Felder" or "fever"?
"Felder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,942 in our German list, against #38,100 for "fever". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Felder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,398,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Felder" and "fever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fever vs fixer". 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 #1,398,903 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