Which to use
“field” and “fiend” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #571
- “field” frequency rank
- #25,384
- “fiend” frequency rank
- 25955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | field | fiend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. | A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit. |
Where the eye mixes field and fiend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. field (/ˈfi(ː)ld/) and fiend (/fiːnd/) 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 a single letter - l in “field” becomes n in “fiend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
field is recorded at frequency rank #571, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfi(ː)ld/. fiend is at rank #25,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fiːnd/.
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 25955, this pair ranks #390,344 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of field vs fiend
Shared letters: defi. Private to "field": l. Private to "fiend": n.
"field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fiend" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC