Which to use
“Felder” and “Flyer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,942
- “Felder” frequency rank
- #9,365
- “Flyer” frequency rank
- 15307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felder | Flyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feld | Papierblatt mit Informationen (wie zum Beispiel einer Werbebotschaft), das verteilt wird |
Where the eye mixes Felder and Flyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Felder and Flyer
A purely visual mix-up. Felder ([ˈfɛldɐ]) and Flyer ([ˈflaɪ̯ɐ]) 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 15307, 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]. Flyer is at rank #9,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈflaɪ̯ɐ].
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 15307, this pair ranks #1,944,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felder vs Flyer
Shared letters: eflr. Private to "Felder": d. Private to "Flyer": y.
"Felder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Flyer" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Felder" for "Flyer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Felder" or "Flyer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Felder" and "Flyer" 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 "Flyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,944,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felder" and "Flyer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flyer vs Flyern". 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 #1,944,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.