feelsvsFoulsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: feels is a verb, Fouls is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“feels” is a verb and “Fouls” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,663
“feels” frequency rank
#48,153
“Fouls” frequency rank
97816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feels Fouls
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feel Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Foul

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set feels and Fouls apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
feels
5 ch
Fouls

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feels is averb and Foulsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feels is recorded at frequency rank #49,663, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Fouls is at rank #48,153, tagged as anoun, pronounced [faʊ̯ls].

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 97816, this pair ranks #2,762 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of feels vs Fouls

Shared letters: fls. Private to "feels": e. Private to "Fouls": ou.

"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "Fouls" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feelsefels · feells · feelss · feesl · feles · ffeels
  • Foulsffouls · folus · foulls · foulss · fousl · fuols · ofuls

Frequency comparison

feels#49,663
Fouls#48,153

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feels" and "Fouls" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feels" is a verb and "Fouls" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feels" or "Fouls"?
"Fouls" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #48,153 in our German list, against #49,663 for "feels". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering feels vs Fouls

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “feels”; for a noun, it's “Fouls”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feels” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list