feedsvsFesConfusable pair

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

Which to use

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

#48,139
“feeds” frequency rank
#39,338
“Fes” frequency rank
87477
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feeds Fes
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed orientalische Kopfbedeckung

Letter map: feeds vs Fes

Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and Fes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feeds runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against Fes's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
feeds
3 ch
Fes

Role in the sentence - feeds and Fes

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and Fesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Fes is at rank #39,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced [feːs].

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 87477, this pair ranks #79,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of feeds vs Fes

Shared letters: efs. Private to "feeds": d. Private to "Fes": -.

"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Fes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feeds ← efeds · fedes · feds · feedds · feedss · feesd · ffeeds

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feeds" and "Fes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feeds" is a verb and "Fes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feeds" or "Fes"?
"Fes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,338 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.

What to do next

Pair "feeds" vs "Fes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "feeds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,944 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feeds" and "Fes" 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 #79,944 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