Which to use
“fee” is a noun and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,947
- “fee” frequency rank
- #44,798
- “fut” frequency rank
- 47745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fee | fut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An amount charged for a privilege. | Alternative form of 'sfoot. |
Letter map: fee vs fut
Shared letters muted; letters that set fee and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for fee / fut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fee is anoun and futanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47745, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fee is recorded at frequency rank #2,947, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiː/. fut is at rank #44,798, tagged as anintj.
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 47745, this pair ranks #199,613 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fee vs fut
Shared letters: f. Private to "fee": e. Private to "fut": tu.
"fee" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fee" and "fut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fee" vs "fut" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fee" and "fut".
- Full dictionary entry for "fee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,613 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fee" and "fut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs fut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #199,613 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.