Which to use
“Fell” and “field” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,708
- “Fell” frequency rank
- #17,888
- “field” frequency rank
- 26596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fell | field |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die behaarte Haut eines Tieres | Feld, Acker |
Where the eye mixes Fell and field
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Fell with field
A purely visual mix-up. Fell ([fɛl]) and field ([fiːld]) 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 26596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fell is recorded at frequency rank #8,708, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛl]. field is at rank #17,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiːld].
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 26596, this pair ranks #1,815,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fell vs field
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Fell": -. Private to "field": di.
"Fell" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fell" and "field" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Fell" vs "field" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fell" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "field" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,815,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fell" and "field" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "field vs fils". 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 #1,815,614 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.