Which to use
“field” and “fields” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,783
- “field” frequency rank
- #36,050
- “fields” frequency rank
- 59833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | field | fields |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Campo. | Forma del plural de field. |
Where the eye mixes field and fields
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: field vs fields
A purely visual mix-up. field (/fiːld/) 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 extra letter(s) - “field” sits inside “fields”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
field is recorded at frequency rank #23,783, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːld/. fields is at rank #36,050, 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 59833, this pair ranks #61,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of field vs fields
Shared letters: defil. Private to "field": -. Private to "fields": s.
"field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fields" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "field" and "fields" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "field" or "fields"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "field" and "fields" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "field" 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 #61,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "field" and "fields" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fields vs filos". 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 #61,173 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.