Which to use
“feature” and “fracture” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,599
- “feature” frequency rank
- #11,214
- “fracture” frequency rank
- 12813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feature | fracture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions. | An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken. |
Where the eye mixes feature and fracture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feature with fracture
A purely visual mix-up. feature (/ˈfiː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/) and fracture (/ˈfɹæk.tjə/) 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 12813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feature is recorded at frequency rank #1,599, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/. fracture is at rank #11,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɹæk.tjə/.
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 12813, this pair ranks #479,421 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feature vs fracture
Shared letters: aefrtu. Private to "feature": -. Private to "fracture": c.
"feature" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "fracture" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feature" and "fracture" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feature" or "fracture"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feature" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fracture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,421 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feature" and "fracture" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fracture vs fractured". 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 #479,421 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.