Which to use
“fidèle” is an adjective and “field” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,138
- “fidèle” frequency rank
- #17,136
- “field” frequency rank
- 20274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fidèle | field |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui garde sa foi, à l’égard d’une personne ou d’une idée, qui est constant dans les affections, qui remplit ses devoirs, ses engagements. | Champ (terre). |
Where the eye mixes fidèle and field
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fidèle runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against field's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fidèle and field
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fidèle is \fi.dɛl\ while field is \fiːld\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fidèle is recorded at frequency rank #3,138, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.dɛl\. field is at rank #17,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fiːld\.
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 20274, this pair ranks #369,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fidèle vs field
Shared letters: defil. Private to "fidèle": è. Private to "field": -.
"fidèle" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "field" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- field ← feild · ffield · fiedl · fieldd · fielld · filed · ifeld
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fidèle" and "field" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "fidèle" or "field" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fidèle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "field" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,118 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fidèle" and "field" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Feld vs field". 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 #369,118 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.