Which to use
“feat” and “fete” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,227
- “feat” frequency rank
- #42,639
- “fete” frequency rank
- 49866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feat | fete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
Where the eye mixes feat and fete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feat (CVVC) and fete (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between feat and fete
A purely visual mix-up. feat (/fiːt/) and fete (/feɪt/) 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 49866, 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/. fete is at rank #42,639, tagged as anoun, pronounced /feɪt/.
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 49866, this pair ranks #179,554 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feat vs fete
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feat": a. Private to "fete": -.
"feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feat" for "fete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feat" vs "fete" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feat" and "fete" 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 "fete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,554 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feat" and "fete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fenn vs fete". 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 #179,554 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.