Which to use
“feet” is a noun and “fett” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,651
- “feet” frequency rank
- #3,032
- “fett” frequency rank
- 37683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | fett |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs foot | dick aufgrund von Fett im Körper |
Where the eye mixes feet and fett
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feet vs fett
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feet is [fiːt] while fett is [fɛt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “feet” becomes t in “fett”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37683, 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]. fett is at rank #3,032, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛt].
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 37683, this pair ranks #1,583,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs fett
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feet": -. Private to "fett": -.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fett" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feet" and "fett" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feet" or "fett"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feet" and "fett" 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 "fett" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "fett" 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 #1,583,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.