Which to use
“feces” and “FES” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,795
- “feces” frequency rank
- #39,812
- “FES” frequency rank
- 61607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feces | FES |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines; excrement. | Initialism of floppy eyelid syndrome |
Letter map: feces vs FES
Shared letters muted; letters that set feces and FES apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. feces runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against FES's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - feces / FES
feces and FES are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feces is recorded at frequency rank #21,795, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfiːsiːz/. FES is at rank #39,812, tagged as anoun.
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 61607, this pair ranks #93,276 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feces vs FES
Shared letters: efs. Private to "feces": c. Private to "FES": -.
"feces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "FES" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feces ← efces · fcees · fecces · fecess · fecse · feecs · ffeces
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "feces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "FES" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,276 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feces" and "FES" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FES 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 #93,276 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.