Which to use
“feels” is a verb and “Fes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,663
- “feels” frequency rank
- #39,338
- “Fes” frequency rank
- 89001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | Fes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feel | orientalische Kopfbedeckung |
Letter map: feels vs Fes
Shared letters muted; letters that set feels and Fes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feels runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against Fes's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: feels vs Fes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feels is averb and Fesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #49,663, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Fes is at rank #39,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced [feːs].
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 89001, this pair ranks #62,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs Fes
Shared letters: efs. Private to "feels": l. Private to "Fes": -.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Fes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feels ← efels · feells · feelss · feesl · feles · ffeels
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "feels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "Fes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels 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 #62,042 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.