Which to use
“Feld” and “fers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,082
- “Feld” frequency rank
- #19,837
- “fers” frequency rank
- 68919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feld | fers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ, surface cultivée. | Pluriel de fer. |
Where the eye mixes Feld and fers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Feld and fers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Feld and fers
A purely visual mix-up. Feld (\fɛlt\) and fers (\fɛʁ\) 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 68919, 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\. fers is at rank #19,837, 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 68919, this pair ranks #57,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Feld vs fers
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Feld": dl. Private to "fers": rs.
"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feld" and "fers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Feld" vs "fers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Feld" and "fers" 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 "fers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feld" and "fers" 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 #57,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.