Which to use
“fear” and “Feld” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,681
- “fear” frequency rank
- #49,082
- “Feld” frequency rank
- 82763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fear | Feld |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peur. | Champ, surface cultivée. |
Where the eye mixes fear and Feld
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. fear (CVVC) and Feld (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: fear vs Feld
A purely visual mix-up. fear (\ˈfɪə(ɹ)\) and Feld (\fɛlt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fear is recorded at frequency rank #33,681, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈfɪə(ɹ)\. Feld is at rank #49,082, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛlt\.
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 82763, this pair ranks #16,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fear vs Feld
Shared letters: ef. Private to "fear": ar. Private to "Feld": dl.
"fear" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fear" and "Feld" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fear" vs "Feld" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Feld" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fear" and "Feld" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs Feld". 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 #16,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.