Which to use
“feller” and “filter” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,240
- “feller” frequency rank
- #4,449
- “filter” frequency rank
- 44689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feller | filter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who fells trees; a lumberjack | A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another. |
Letter map: feller vs filter
Shared letters muted; letters that set feller and filter apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. feller and filter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - feller / filter
feller and filter 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feller is recorded at frequency rank #40,240, classified as anoun. filter is at rank #4,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɪltə/.
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 44689, this pair ranks #228,250 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feller vs filter
Shared letters: eflr. Private to "feller": -. Private to "filter": it.
"feller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "filter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feller" and "filter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feller" vs "filter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "feller" and "filter". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "filter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,250 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feller" and "filter" 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 #228,250 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.