Which to use
“Feldes” and “Festes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,883
- “Feldes” frequency rank
- #9,901
- “Festes” frequency rank
- 28784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feldes | Festes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feld | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest |
Where the eye mixes Feldes and Festes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Feldes and Festes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Feldes vs Festes
A purely visual mix-up. Feldes ([ˈfɛldəs]) and Festes ([ˈfɛstəs]) 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 28784, 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]. Festes is at rank #9,901, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstəs].
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 28784, this pair ranks #1,778,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feldes vs Festes
Shared letters: efs. Private to "Feldes": dl. Private to "Festes": t.
"Feldes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Festes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Feldes" and "Festes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Feldes" vs "Festes" - which ranks higher?
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 "Feldes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Festes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,778,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feldes" and "Festes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feldes 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 #1,778,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.