Which to use
“faves” and “feces” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,484
- “faves” frequency rank
- #21,795
- “feces” frequency rank
- 56279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | faves | feces |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fave | Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines; excrement. |
Where the eye mixes faves and feces
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. faves and feces follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses faves with feces
A purely visual mix-up. faves (/feɪvz/) and feces (/ˈfiːsiːz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
faves is recorded at frequency rank #34,484, classified as anoun, pronounced /feɪvz/. feces is at rank #21,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiːsiːz/.
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 56279, this pair ranks #127,398 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of faves vs feces
Shared letters: efs. Private to "faves": av. Private to "feces": c.
"faves" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "feces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "faves" and "feces" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "faves" vs "feces" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "faves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,398 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "faves" and "feces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fars vs faves". 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 #127,398 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.