Which to use
“fies” and “fieser” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,292
- “fies” frequency rank
- #39,341
- “fieser” frequency rank
- 56633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fies | fieser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ekel erregend unangenehm | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fies |
Where the eye mixes fies and fieser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fies runs 4 letters (CVVC) against fieser's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fies and fieser
A purely visual mix-up. fies ([fiːs]) and fieser ([ˈfiːzɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “fies” sits inside “fieser”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fies is recorded at frequency rank #17,292, classified as anadj, pronounced [fiːs]. 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 56633, this pair ranks #932,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fies vs fieser
Shared letters: efis. Private to "fies": -. Private to "fieser": r.
"fies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fieser" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fies" and "fieser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fies" or "fieser"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fies" and "fieser" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fies" 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 #932,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fies" and "fieser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fieser vs fixer". 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 #932,729 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.