Which to use
“feeds” is a verb and “Ralph” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,139
- “feeds” frequency rank
- #7,801
- “Ralph” frequency rank
- 55940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feeds | Ralph |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feed | englischer männlicher Vorname |
Letter map: feeds vs Ralph
Shared letters muted; letters that set feeds and Ralph apart highlighted. No shared letter run. feeds (CVVCC) and Ralph (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for feeds / Ralph
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeds is averb and Ralphaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feeds is recorded at frequency rank #48,139, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Ralph is at rank #7,801, tagged as aname, 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 55940, this pair ranks #959,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feeds vs Ralph
Shared letters: none. Private to "feeds": defs. Private to "Ralph": ahlpr.
"feeds" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Ralph" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feeds" and "Ralph" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feeds" vs "Ralph" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "feeds" vs "Ralph" 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 "Ralph" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #959,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feeds" and "Ralph" 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 #959,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.