Which to use
“feat” is a noun and “feb” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,279
- “feat” frequency rank
- #22,333
- “feb” frequency rank
- 32612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feat | feb |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bemerkenswerte oder außergewöhnliche Leistung oder Tat; Großtat | Abkürzung für den Monat februari; Februar |
Letter map: feat vs feb
Shared letters muted; letters that set feat and feb apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: feat vs feb
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feat is anoun and febanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feat is recorded at frequency rank #10,279, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiːt]. feb is at rank #22,333, tagged as anabbrev.
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 32612, this pair ranks #1,703,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feat vs feb
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feat": at. Private to "feb": b.
"feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "feb" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feat ← efat · faet · featt · feta · ffeat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feat" for "feb" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feat" or "feb"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feat" and "feb".
- Full dictionary entry for "feat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feb" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,703,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feat" and "feb" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fay vs feb". 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 #1,703,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.