Which to use
“Feld” and “fuel” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,082
- “Feld” frequency rank
- #26,015
- “fuel” frequency rank
- 75097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feld | fuel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Champ, surface cultivée. | Variante orthographique de fioul |
Where the eye mixes Feld and fuel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Feld (CVCC) and fuel (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Feld with fuel
A purely visual mix-up. Feld (\fɛlt\) and fuel (\fjul\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75097, 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\. fuel is at rank #26,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fjul\.
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 75097, this pair ranks #35,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Feld vs fuel
Shared letters: efl. Private to "Feld": d. Private to "fuel": u.
"Feld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fuel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feld" for "fuel" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Feld" vs "fuel" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feld" and "fuel" 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 "fuel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feld" and "fuel" 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 #35,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.