# airfield

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,754

## Definitions
1. An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.

## Etymology
From air + field.

## Easily confused with
- **Anfield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airfield-vs-anfield)
- **afield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afield-vs-airfield)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aifrield`, `airfeild`, `airffield`, `airfiedl`, `airfieldd`, `airfielld`, `airfiled`, `airifeld`, `airrfield`, `arifield`, `iarfield`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/airfield