FeldernvsfenderTell them apart

Which to use

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

#10,080
“Feldern” frequency rank
#47,384
“fender” frequency rank
57464
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feldern fender
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Feld Fender

Letter map: Feldern vs fender

Shared letters muted; letters that set Feldern and fender apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Feldern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against fender's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
Feldern
6 ch
fender

Spelling & dictionary notes on Feldern vs fender

Feldern and fender are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Feldern is recorded at frequency rank #10,080, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛldɐn]. fender is at rank #47,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 57464, this pair ranks #900,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Feldern vs fender

Shared letters: defnr. Private to "Feldern": l. Private to "fender": -.

"Feldern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "fender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldern ← efldern · fedlern · felddern · feldenr · feldernn · felderrn · feldren · feledrn
  • fender ← efnder · fedner · fendder · fenderr · fendre · fenedr · fennder · ffender

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Feldern" and "fender" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Feldern" vs "fender" - which ranks higher?
"Feldern" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,080 in our German list, against #47,384 for "fender". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Feldern" and "fender". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feldern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #900,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feldern" and "fender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fender vs puzzles". 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 #900,343 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