feb

abbrev

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The verdict

“feb” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,333 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.

#22,333
frequency rank, German
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abkürzung für den Monat februari; Februar

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

feb vs fi
33% similar
feb vs FH
0% similar
feb vs fl
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for feb
PropertyValue
Headwordfeb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#22,333
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “feb” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). feb lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for feb is 3 letters long, classified as an abbreviation. Corpus data places it at rank #22,333 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Abkürzung für den Monat februari; Februar".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for feb, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fi", "FH", "fl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is feb, spelled F-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für den Monat februari; Februar

Antonyms

janmaraprmajjunjulaugsepoktnovdec

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feb"?
"feb" is spelled F-E-B.
What does "feb" mean?
As an abbreviation, "feb" means: Abkürzung für den Monat februari; Februar
What words are commonly confused with "feb"?
"feb" is commonly confused with "fi", "FH", "fl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "feb" come from?
"feb" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “feb”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “fi” - see the side-by-side comparison. feb vs fi
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list