field

[fiːld]

/[fiːld]/ noun

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The verdict

“field” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,888
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feld, Acker

Corpus desk

Index DE-field · field · German

field · rank #17,888 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,888
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feinstaub

Nearest frequency peer: Feinstaub (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „field“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „field“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

field vs fil
60% similar
field vs Film
40% similar
field vs find
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for field
PropertyValue
Headwordfield
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fiːld]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,888
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „field“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fieldliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Feinstaub“ (#17,887), „Filtern“ (#17,889), „faulen“ (#17,886). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „field“ bei #17,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around field (IPA [fiːld]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,888 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for field, with forms such as "feild", "ffield", and "fiedl". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fil", "Film", "find", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is field, spelled F-I-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Feld, Acker
  2. 2
    Wissensgebiet, Themengebiet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how field appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "A senior research chemist with the Exxon Chemical Company in Baytown, Texas provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of polyethylene in all its varied aspects of production, properties, and applications."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • feild
  • ffield
  • fiedl
  • fieldd
  • fielld
  • filed
  • ifeld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of field - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

feild2ffield1fiedl2fieldd1fielld1filed2ifeld2
Edit distance from "field"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "field"?
"field" is spelled F-I-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [fiːld].
What does "field" mean?
As a noun, "field" means: Feld, Acker
What words are commonly confused with "field"?
"field" is commonly confused with "fil", "Film", "find". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "field"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "field" is [fiːld]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "field" come from?
"field" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "field", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fatal#17,885Erlös#17,874Dürre#17,858Demut#17,852

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fairer7 variantseffect7 variantsGuinea7 variantscommon7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list