Which to use
“feeds” is a verb and “fies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,139
- “feeds” frequency rank
- #17,292
- “fies” frequency rank
- 65431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feeds | fies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed | Ekel erregend unangenehm |
Letter map: feeds vs fies
Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and fies apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feeds runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against fies'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 / fies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and fiesanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. fies is at rank #17,292, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fiːs].
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 65431, this pair ranks #607,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feeds vs fies
Shared letters: efs. Private to "feeds": d. Private to "fies": i.
"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feeds" and "fies" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "feeds" or "fies" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "feeds" vs "fies" 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 "fies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #607,177 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feeds" and "fies" 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 #607,177 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.