Which to use
“feat” and “fed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,227
- “feat” frequency rank
- #2,946
- “fed” frequency rank
- 10173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feat | fed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. | A federal government officer or official. |
Where the eye mixes feat and fed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feat with fed
A purely visual mix-up. feat (/fiːt/) and fed (/fɛd/) 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 10173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feat is recorded at frequency rank #7,227, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːt/. fed is at rank #2,946, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɛd/.
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 10173, this pair ranks #493,613 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feat vs fed
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feat": at. Private to "fed": d.
"feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fed" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feat ← efat · featt · ffeat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feat" for "fed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feat" vs "fed" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feat" and "fed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #493,613 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feat" and "fed" 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 #493,613 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.