FeldesvsFelgeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,883
“Feldes” frequency rank
#49,666
“Felge” frequency rank
68549
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feldes Felge
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feld Bestandteil eines Rades, der den Reifen trägt

Where the eye mixes Feldes and Felge

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

6 ch
Feldes
5 ch
Felge

Look-alike desk: Feldes vs Felge

A purely visual mix-up. Feldes ([ˈfɛldəs]) and Felge ([ˈfɛlɡə]) 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 68549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Feldes is recorded at frequency rank #18,883, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛldəs]. Felge is at rank #49,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlɡə].

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 68549, this pair ranks #504,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Feldes vs Felge

Shared letters: efl. Private to "Feldes": ds. Private to "Felge": g.

"Feldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Felge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldes ← efldes · fedles · felddes · feldess · feldse · feleds · felldes · ffeldes
  • Felge ← eflge · fegle · feleg · felgge · fellge · ffelge · flege

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Feldes" for "Felge" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɛldəs] versus [ˈfɛlɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Feldes" or "Felge" show up more?
"Feldes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,883 in our German list, against #49,666 for "Felge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Felge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #504,241 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feldes" and "Felge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #504,241 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