feedsvsFeenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: feeds is a verb, Feen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“feeds” is a verb and “Feen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,139
“feeds” frequency rank
#30,551
“Feen” frequency rank
78690
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feeds Feen
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fee

Letter map: feeds vs Feen

Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and Feen apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
feeds
4 ch
Feen

Grammar separator: feeds vs Feen

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and Feenanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Feen is at rank #30,551, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːən].

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 78690, this pair ranks #232,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of feeds vs Feen

Shared letters: ef. Private to "feeds": ds. Private to "Feen": n.

"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Feen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feedsefeds · fedes · feds · feedds · feedss · feesd · ffeeds
  • Feenefen · feenn · fene · ffeen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feeds" and "Feen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feeds" is a verb and "Feen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feeds" or "Feen"?
"Feen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,551 in our German list, against #48,139 for "feeds". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feeds" and "Feen".

  • Full dictionary entry for "feeds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Feen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #232,665 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feeds" and "Feen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feeds 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 #232,665 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