Which to use
“feet” and “Fete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,651
- “feet” frequency rank
- #44,598
- “Fete” frequency rank
- 79249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | Fete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs foot | lockere, ungezwungene Feier |
Where the eye mixes feet and Fete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feet (CVVC) and Fete (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between feet and Fete
A purely visual mix-up. feet ([fiːt]) and Fete ([ˈfeːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (et ↔ te) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79249, 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]. Fete is at rank #44,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːtə].
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 79249, this pair ranks #220,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs Fete
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feet": -. Private to "Fete": -.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feet" for "Fete" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "feet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "Fete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #220,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.