featvsFesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,279
“feat” frequency rank
#39,338
“Fes” frequency rank
49617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feat Fes
Definition bemerkenswerte oder außergewöhnliche Leistung oder Tat; Großtat orientalische Kopfbedeckung

Where the eye mixes feat and Fes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
feat
3 ch
Fes

Look-alike desk: feat vs Fes

A purely visual mix-up. feat ([fiːt]) and Fes ([feːs]) 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 49617, 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]. Fes is at rank #39,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced [feːs].

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 49617, this pair ranks #1,204,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feat vs Fes

Shared letters: ef. Private to "feat": at. Private to "Fes": s.

"feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Fes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • featefat · faet · featt · feta · ffeat

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "feat" for "Fes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fiːt] versus [feːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feat" or "Fes"?
"feat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,279 in our German list, against #39,338 for "Fes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "feat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,204,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feat" and "Fes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fes vs fist". 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 #1,204,700 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