feetvsFeldWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“feet” and “Feld” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,431
“feet” frequency rank
#49,082
“Feld” frequency rank
92513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feet Feld
Definition Pluriel de foot. Champ, surface cultivée.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set feet and Feld apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
feet
4 ch
Feld

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. feet (\fiːt\) 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 92513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feet is recorded at frequency rank #43,431, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiːt\. 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 92513, this pair ranks #2,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of feet vs Feld

Shared letters: ef. Private to "feet": t. Private to "Feld": dl.

"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feetfeett · fet · ffeet
  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled

Frequency comparison

feet#43,431
Feld#49,082

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feet" and "Feld" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\fiːt\ versus \fɛlt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feet" or "Feld"?
"feet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,431 in our French list, against #49,082 for "Feld". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering feet vs Feld

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feet” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list