fatavsfeatWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“fata” and “feat” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,920
“fata” frequency rank
#10,279
“feat” frequency rank
56199
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fata feat
Definition die Fee bemerkenswerte oder außergewöhnliche Leistung oder Tat; Großtat

Letter map: fata vs feat

Shared letters muted; letters that set fata and feat apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
fata
4 ch
feat

Corpus notes: fata and feat

fata and feat are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fata is recorded at frequency rank #45,920, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. feat is at rank #10,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiːt].

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 56199, this pair ranks #949,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of fata vs feat

Shared letters: aft. Private to "fata": -. Private to "feat": e.

"fata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fataafta · faat · fatta · ffata · ftaa
  • featefat · faet · featt · feta · ffeat

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fata" for "feat" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "fata" vs "feat" - which ranks higher?
"feat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,279 in our German list, against #45,920 for "fata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "fata" vs "feat" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "feat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #949,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fata" and "feat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fata vs puzzles". 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 #949,516 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list