Which to use
“field” and “friend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,888
- “field” frequency rank
- #20,584
- “friend” frequency rank
- 38472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | field | friend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Feld, Acker | meist nicht zur Familie gehörende Person, die man gut kennt und die man mag, mit der man gern Umgang hat |
Where the eye mixes field and friend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. field runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against friend's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between field and friend
A purely visual mix-up. field ([fiːld]) and friend ([fɹɛnd]) 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 38472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
field is recorded at frequency rank #17,888, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiːld]. friend is at rank #20,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɹɛnd].
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 38472, this pair ranks #1,563,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of field vs friend
Shared letters: defi. Private to "field": l. Private to "friend": nr.
"field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "friend" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "field" and "friend" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "field" vs "friend" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "field" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "field" and "friend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friend 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 #1,563,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.