Which to use
“feller” and “fielder” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,240
- “feller” frequency rank
- #22,674
- “fielder” frequency rank
- 62914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feller | fielder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who fells trees; a lumberjack | A dog trained in pursuit of game in the field. |
Letter map: feller vs fielder
Shared letters muted; letters that set feller and fielder apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. feller runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against fielder's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on feller vs fielder
feller and fielder are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feller is recorded at frequency rank #40,240, classified as anoun. fielder is at rank #22,674, tagged as anoun.
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 62914, this pair ranks #85,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feller vs fielder
Shared letters: eflr. Private to "feller": -. Private to "fielder": di.
"feller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fielder" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feller" and "fielder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "feller" or "fielder" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feller" and "fielder".
- Full dictionary entry for "feller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fielder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feller" and "fielder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feller vs Fells". 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 #85,878 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.