featuresvstheirWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: features is a verb, their is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“features” is a verb and “their” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,866
“features” frequency rank
#11,131
“their” frequency rank
22997
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature features their
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feature ihr

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set features and their apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
features
5 ch
their

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: features is averb and theirapronoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

features is recorded at frequency rank #11,866, classified as averb, pronounced […]. their is at rank #11,131, tagged as apron, 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 22997, this pair ranks #1,867,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of features vs their

Shared letters: ert. Private to "features": afsu. Private to "their": hi.

"features" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • features ← efatures · faetures · featrues · feattures · featuers · featuress · featurres · featurse
  • their ← hteir · tehir · theirr · theri · thheir · thier · ttheir

Frequency comparison

features#11,866
their#11,131

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "features" and "their" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "features" is a verb and "their" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "features" or "their"?
"their" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,131 in our German list, against #11,866 for "features". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering features vs their

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “features”; for a pronoun, it's “their”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “features” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list