Which to use
“Feldern” and “Feuern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,080
- “Feldern” frequency rank
- #18,239
- “Feuern” frequency rank
- 28319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feldern | Feuern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Feld | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Feuer |
Where the eye mixes Feldern and Feuern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Feldern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Feuern's 6 (CVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Feldern and Feuern
A purely visual mix-up. Feldern ([ˈfɛldɐn]) and Feuern ([ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn]) 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 28319, 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]. Feuern is at rank #18,239, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐn].
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 28319, this pair ranks #1,786,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feldern vs Feuern
Shared letters: efnr. Private to "Feldern": dl. Private to "Feuern": u.
"Feldern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Feuern" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feldern" for "Feuern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Feldern" or "Feuern"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Feldern" and "Feuern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feldern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feuern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feldern" and "Feuern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feuern 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 #1,786,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.