Which to use
“feet” and “Fes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,651
- “feet” frequency rank
- #39,338
- “Fes” frequency rank
- 73989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | Fes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs foot | orientalische Kopfbedeckung |
Where the eye mixes feet and Fes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. feet runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Fes's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feet vs Fes
A purely visual mix-up. feet ([fiːt]) and Fes ([feːs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feet is recorded at frequency rank #34,651, classified as anoun, pronounced [fiːt]. 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 73989, this pair ranks #345,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs Fes
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feet": t. Private to "Fes": s.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Fes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feet ← efet · feett · ffeet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feet" and "Fes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "feet" or "Fes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feet" and "Fes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" 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 #345,468 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "Fes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fes 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 #345,468 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.