Which to use
“fears” and “feat” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,416
- “fears” frequency rank
- #7,227
- “feat” frequency rank
- 12643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fears | feat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fear | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. |
Where the eye mixes fears and feat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between fears and feat
A purely visual mix-up. fears (/fɪəz/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fears is recorded at frequency rank #5,416, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɪəz/. 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 12643, this pair ranks #480,363 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fears vs feat
Shared letters: aef. Private to "fears": rs. Private to "feat": t.
"fears" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fears" and "feat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fears" vs "feat" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fears" and "feat" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fears" 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 #480,363 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fears" and "feat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feat vs Fenn". 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 #480,363 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.