Which to use
“Feld” and “fer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,082
- “Feld” frequency rank
- #1,262
- “fer” frequency rank
- 50344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feld | fer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ, surface cultivée. | Élément chimique de numéro atomique 26 et de symbole Fe qui fait partie des métaux de transition. |
Where the eye mixes Feld and fer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Feld with fer
A purely visual mix-up. Feld (\fɛlt\) and fer (\fɛʁ\) 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 50344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feld is recorded at frequency rank #49,082, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛlt\. fer is at rank #1,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛʁ\.
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 50344, this pair ranks #163,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feld vs fer
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Feld": dl. Private to "fer": r.
"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fer" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Feld ← efld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feld" for "fer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Feld" vs "fer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Feld" and "fer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,379 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feld" and "fer" 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 #163,379 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.