Which to use
“Feld” and “fly” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,082
- “Feld” frequency rank
- #18,205
- “fly” frequency rank
- 67287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feld | fly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ, surface cultivée. | Braguette. |
Where the eye mixes Feld and fly
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Feld with fly
A purely visual mix-up. Feld (\fɛlt\) and fly (\flaj\) 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 67287, 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\. fly is at rank #18,205, tagged as anoun, pronounced \flaj\.
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 67287, this pair ranks #64,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Feld vs fly
Shared letters: fl. Private to "Feld": de. Private to "fly": y.
"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fly" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Feld ← efld · fedl · feldd · felld · ffeld · fled
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feld" for "fly" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Feld" vs "fly" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feld" and "fly" 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 #64,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.