Which to use
“feel” is a verb and “fey” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,800
- “feel” frequency rank
- #43,868
- “fey” frequency rank
- 58668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | fey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fühlen, spüren | (aus dem schottischen) todgeweiht |
Letter map: feel vs fey
Shared letters muted; letters that set feel and fey apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: feel vs fey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feel is averb and feyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feel is recorded at frequency rank #14,800, classified as averb, pronounced [fiːl]. fey is at rank #43,868, tagged as anadj, 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 58668, this pair ranks #853,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs fey
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feel": l. Private to "fey": y.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feel ← efel · feell · fele · ffeel
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feel" and "fey" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "feel" or "fey" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feel" and "fey".
- Full dictionary entry for "feel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #853,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "fey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fey 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 #853,858 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.