Which to use
“Feen” and “feet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,551
- “Feen” frequency rank
- #34,651
- “feet” frequency rank
- 65202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feen | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fee | Plural des Substantivs foot |
Where the eye mixes Feen and feet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Feen and feet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Feen with feet
A purely visual mix-up. Feen ([ˈfeːən]) and feet ([fiːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “Feen” becomes t in “feet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feen is recorded at frequency rank #30,551, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːən]. feet is at rank #34,651, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiːt].
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 65202, this pair ranks #615,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feen vs feet
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Feen": n. Private to "feet": t.
"Feen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feen" and "feet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Feen" or "feet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #615,053 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feen" and "feet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feet vs fist". 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 #615,053 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.