Which to use
“feeds” is a verb and “Fehde” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,139
- “feeds” frequency rank
- #30,552
- “Fehde” frequency rank
- 78691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feeds | Fehde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed | kämpferische Auseinandersetzung, um Ansprüche durchzusetzen; früher eine Streithandlung mit Waffengewalt, heute in übertragenem Sinne länger währende Auseinandersetzung mit anderen Mitteln, zum Beispiel mit dem gesprochenen Wort |
Letter map: feeds vs Fehde
Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and Fehde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - feeds and Fehde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and Fehdeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Fehde is at rank #30,552, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːdə].
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 78691, this pair ranks #232,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feeds vs Fehde
Shared letters: def. Private to "feeds": s. Private to "Fehde": h.
"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Fehde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feeds" and "Fehde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "feeds" or "Fehde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feeds" and "Fehde".
- Full dictionary entry for "feeds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fehde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feeds" and "Fehde" 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 #232,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.