feedsvsFeuersTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#48,139
“feeds” frequency rank
#18,886
“Feuers” frequency rank
67025
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feeds Feuers
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feuer

Letter map: feeds vs Feuers

Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and Feuers apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
feeds
6 ch
Feuers

Part-of-speech tell for feeds / Feuers

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and Feuersanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Feuers is at rank #18,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐs].

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 67025, this pair ranks #553,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feeds vs Feuers

Shared letters: efs. Private to "feeds": d. Private to "Feuers": ru.

"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Feuers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feedsefeds · fedes · feds · feedds · feedss · feesd · ffeeds
  • Feuersefuers · feeurs · feuerrs · feuerss · feuesr · feures · ffeuers · fueers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "feeds" for "Feuers" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feeds" is a verb and "Feuers" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feeds" or "Feuers"?
"Feuers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,886 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "feeds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Feuers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #553,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feeds" and "Feuers" 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 #553,687 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