Which to use
“feed” is a verb and “flexed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,155
- “feed” frequency rank
- #38,840
- “flexed” frequency rank
- 40995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feed | flexed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To give (someone or something) food to eat. | Bent. |
Where the eye mixes feed and flexed
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feed vs flexed
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feed is /ˈfiːd/ while flexed is /flɛkst/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feed is recorded at frequency rank #2,155, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfiːd/. flexed is at rank #38,840, tagged as anadj, pronounced /flɛkst/.
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 40995, this pair ranks #262,504 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feed vs flexed
Shared letters: def. Private to "feed": -. Private to "flexed": lx.
"feed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "flexed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feed" for "flexed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feed" vs "flexed" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feed" and "flexed" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flexed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,504 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feed" and "flexed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flaked vs flexed". 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 #262,504 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.