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.
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?
Which is more common, "feeds" or "Fes"?
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.