Which to use
“fed” and “Feld” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,134
- “fed” frequency rank
- #49,082
- “Feld” frequency rank
- 66216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fed | Feld |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation de fédéraux. | Champ, surface cultivée. |
Where the eye mixes fed and Feld
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fed vs Feld
A purely visual mix-up. fed (\fɛd\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fed is recorded at frequency rank #17,134, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛd\. 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 66216, this pair ranks #68,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fed vs Feld
Shared letters: def. Private to "fed": -. Private to "Feld": l.
"fed" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Feld ← efld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fed" and "Feld" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fed" 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 "fed" 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 #68,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fed" 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 #68,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.