Which to use
“feat” is a noun and “fey” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,279
- “feat” frequency rank
- #43,868
- “fey” frequency rank
- 54147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feat | fey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bemerkenswerte oder außergewöhnliche Leistung oder Tat; Großtat | (aus dem schottischen) todgeweiht |
Letter map: feat vs fey
Shared letters muted; letters that set feat and fey apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. feat runs 4 letters (CVVC) against fey's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: feat vs fey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feat is anoun and feyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54147, 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]. fey is at rank #43,868, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 54147, this pair ranks #1,030,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feat vs fey
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feat": at. Private to "fey": y.
"feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feat ← efat · faet · featt · feta · ffeat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feat" for "fey" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feat" vs "fey" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "feat" and "fey". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,030,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feat" and "fey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fey 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 #1,030,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.