feedsvskidsConfusable pair

Which to use

“feeds” and “kids” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,139
“feeds” frequency rank
#4,713
“kids” frequency rank
52852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feeds kids
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kid

Letter map: feeds vs kids

Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and kids apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. feeds runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against kids's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
feeds
4 ch
kids

Spelling & dictionary notes on feeds vs kids

feeds and kids are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. kids is at rank #4,713, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 52852, this pair ranks #1,080,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feeds vs kids

Shared letters: ds. Private to "feeds": ef. Private to "kids": ik.

"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "kids" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feedsefeds · fedes · feds · feedds · feedss · feesd · ffeeds
  • kidsikds · kdis · kidds · kidss · kisd · kkids

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feeds" and "kids" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "feeds" or "kids" show up more?
"kids" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,713 in our German list, against #48,139 for "feeds". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "feeds" vs "kids" 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 "kids" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,080,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feeds" and "kids" 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 #1,080,802 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