Which to use
“fidel” is an adjective and “fiele” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,406
- “fidel” frequency rank
- #40,535
- “fiele” frequency rank
- 66941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fidel | fiele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in bester Laune | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fallen |
Where the eye mixes fidel and fiele
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fidel (CVCVC) and fiele (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fidel and fiele
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fidel is [fiˈdeːl] while fiele is [ˈfiːlə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fidel is recorded at frequency rank #26,406, classified as anadj, pronounced [fiˈdeːl]. fiele is at rank #40,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfiːlə].
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 66941, this pair ranks #556,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fidel vs fiele
Shared letters: efil. Private to "fidel": d. Private to "fiele": -.
"fidel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "fiele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fidel" and "fiele" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fidel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fiele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #556,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fidel" and "fiele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiele vs friere". 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 #556,545 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.