FeldvsfilsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,082
“Feld” frequency rank
#337
“fils” frequency rank
49419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feld fils
Definition Champ, surface cultivée. Tout être humain de genre masculin considéré par rapport à son père et à sa mère, ou à un des deux seulement.

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
Feld
4 ch
fils

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Feld (\fɛlt\) and fils (\fis\) 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 49419, 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\. fils is at rank #337, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fis\.

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 49419, this pair ranks #170,816 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Feld vs fils

Shared letters: fl. Private to "Feld": de. Private to "fils": is.

"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "fils" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feldefld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
  • filsffils · fills · filss · fisl · flis · ifls

Frequency comparison

Feld#49,082
fils#337

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Feld" and "fils" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\fɛlt\ versus \fis\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Feld" or "fils"?
"fils" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #337 in our French list, against #49,082 for "Feld". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Feld vs fils

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 “Feld” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list