Which to use
“Feldes” and “Felgen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,883
- “Feldes” frequency rank
- #27,289
- “Felgen” frequency rank
- 46172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feldes | Felgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feld | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Felge |
Where the eye mixes Feldes and Felgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Feldes and Felgen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Feldes with Felgen
A purely visual mix-up. Feldes ([ˈfɛldəs]) and Felgen ([ˈfɛlɡn̩]) 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 46172, 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]. Felgen is at rank #27,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛlɡn̩].
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 46172, this pair ranks #1,328,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feldes vs Felgen
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Feldes": ds. Private to "Felgen": gn.
"Feldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Felgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feldes" and "Felgen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Feldes" or "Felgen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feldes" and "Felgen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Felgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,328,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feldes" and "Felgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Felgen". 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 #1,328,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.