Which to use
“feat” and “feu” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,227
- “feat” frequency rank
- #43,641
- “feu” frequency rank
- 50868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feat | feu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. | Land held in feudal tenure. |
Where the eye mixes feat and feu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feat vs feu
A purely visual mix-up. feat (/fiːt/) and feu (/fjuː/) 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 50868, 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/. feu is at rank #43,641, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fjuː/.
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 50868, this pair ranks #170,437 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feat vs feu
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feat": at. Private to "feu": u.
"feat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "feu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feat ← efat · featt · ffeat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feat" for "feu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feat" or "feu"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,437 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feat" and "feu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feu vs foh". 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 #170,437 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.