Which to use
“Felder” and “Folter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,942
- “Felder” frequency rank
- #8,364
- “Folter” frequency rank
- 14306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Felder | Folter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feld | die Misshandlung oder das Zufügen von körperlichen und seelischen Schmerzen |
Where the eye mixes Felder and Folter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Felder and Folter
A purely visual mix-up. Felder ([ˈfɛldɐ]) and Folter ([ˈfɔltɐ]) 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 14306, 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]. Folter is at rank #8,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔltɐ].
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 14306, this pair ranks #1,952,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Felder vs Folter
Shared letters: eflr. Private to "Felder": d. Private to "Folter": ot.
"Felder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Folter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Felder" and "Folter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Felder" or "Folter" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "Folter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Felder" and "Folter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felder 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 #1,952,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.