Which to use
“fiele” is a verb and “fieser” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,535
- “fiele” frequency rank
- #39,341
- “fieser” frequency rank
- 79876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fiele | fieser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fallen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fies |
Where the eye mixes fiele and fieser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fiele runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against fieser's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fiele and fieser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fiele is [ˈfiːlə] while fieser is [ˈfiːzɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fiele is recorded at frequency rank #40,535, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfiːlə]. fieser is at rank #39,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːzɐ].
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 79876, this pair ranks #207,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fiele vs fieser
Shared letters: efi. Private to "fiele": l. Private to "fieser": rs.
"fiele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fieser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fiele" for "fieser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fiele" vs "fieser" - 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 "fiele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fieser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fiele" and "fieser" 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 #207,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.