Which to use
“fealty” and “feat” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,778
- “fealty” frequency rank
- #7,227
- “feat” frequency rank
- 52005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fealty | feat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord. | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. |
Where the eye mixes fealty and feat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fealty runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against feat's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fealty vs feat
A purely visual mix-up. fealty (/ˈfiː.əlti/) and feat (/fiːt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fealty is recorded at frequency rank #44,778, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiː.əlti/. feat is at rank #7,227, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fiːt/.
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 52005, this pair ranks #160,648 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fealty vs feat
Shared letters: aeft. Private to "fealty": ly. Private to "feat": -.
"fealty" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fealty" and "feat" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fealty" or "feat"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fealty" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,648 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fealty" and "feat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fealty vs feely". 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 #160,648 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.