Which to use
“feeds” is a verb and “feet” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,139
- “feeds” frequency rank
- #34,651
- “feet” frequency rank
- 82790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feeds | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed | Plural des Substantivs foot |
Letter map: feeds vs feet
Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and feet apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feeds runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against feet's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for feeds / feet
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and feetanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. feet is at rank #34,651, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiːt].
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 82790, this pair ranks #150,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feeds vs feet
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feeds": ds. Private to "feet": t.
"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feeds" and "feet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feeds" vs "feet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feeds" and "feet".
- Full dictionary entry for "feeds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feeds" and "feet" 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 #150,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.