Which to use
“feeding” is a verb and “feuding” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,448
- “feeding” frequency rank
- #38,839
- “feuding” frequency rank
- 43287
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feeding | feuding |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | present participle and gerund of feed | Participation in feuds. |
Letter map: feeding vs feuding
Shared letters muted; letters that set feeding and feuding apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for feeding / feuding
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feeding is averb and feudinganoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “feeding” becomes u in “feuding”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feeding is recorded at frequency rank #4,448, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfiːdɪŋ/. feuding is at rank #38,839, 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 43287, this pair ranks #241,451 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feeding vs feuding
Shared letters: defgin. Private to "feeding": -. Private to "feuding": u.
"feeding" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "feuding" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feeding" and "feuding" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "feeding" or "feuding" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "feeding" vs "feuding" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "feeding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feuding" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,451 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feeding" and "feuding" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "felling vs feuding". 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 #241,451 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.