Which to use
“feast” and “flask” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,689
- “feast” frequency rank
- #22,379
- “flask” frequency rank
- 30068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feast | flask |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A holiday, festival, especially a religious one | A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc. |
Where the eye mixes feast and flask
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feast and flask
A purely visual mix-up. feast (/fiːst/) and flask (/ˈflɑːsk/) 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 30068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feast is recorded at frequency rank #7,689, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːst/. flask is at rank #22,379, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈflɑːsk/.
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 30068, this pair ranks #357,626 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feast vs flask
Shared letters: afs. Private to "feast": et. Private to "flask": kl.
"feast" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "flask" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feast" and "flask" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "feast" or "flask" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flask" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,626 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feast" and "flask" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flail vs flask". 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 #357,626 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.