fegt vs Fes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#42,482
“fegt” frequency rank: #39,338
“Fes” frequency rank: 81820
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	fegt	Fes
Definition	2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fegen	orientalische Kopfbedeckung

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fegt and Fes apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch

fegt

3 ch

Fes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fegt is [feːkt] while Fes is [feːs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fegt is recorded at frequency rank #42,482, classified as averb, pronounced [feːkt]. 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 81820, this pair ranks #168,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fegt vs Fes

Shared letters: ef. Private to "fegt": gt. Private to "Fes": s.

"fegt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

fegt ← efgt · feggt · fegtt · fetg · ffegt · fget

Frequency comparison

fegt#42,482

Fes#39,338

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "fegt" and "Fes" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "fegt" is a verb and "Fes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "fegt" or "Fes"?

"Fes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,338 in our German list, against #42,482 for "fegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering fegt vs Fes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “fegt”; for a noun, it's “Fes”.
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