Which to use
“feels” and “fields” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,338
- “feels” frequency rank
- #2,485
- “fields” frequency rank
- 3823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | fields |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of feel, sensory perceptions that mainly or solely involve the sense of touch | plural of field |
Where the eye mixes feels and fields
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feels and fields
A purely visual mix-up. feels (/fiːlz/) and fields (/fiːldz/) 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 3823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #1,338, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːlz/. fields is at rank #2,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fiːldz/.
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 3823, this pair ranks #520,884 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs fields
Shared letters: efls. Private to "feels": -. Private to "fields": di.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fields" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feels" for "fields" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feels" vs "fields" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feels" and "fields" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fields" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #520,884 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "fields" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fells vs fields". 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 #520,884 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.