Which to use
“feels” and “feet” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,338
- “feels” frequency rank
- #1,105
- “feet” frequency rank
- 2443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of feel, sensory perceptions that mainly or solely involve the sense of touch | plural of foot |
Where the eye mixes feels and feet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. feels (/fiːlz/) and feet (/fiːt/) 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 2443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #1,338, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːlz/. feet is at rank #1,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fiːt/.
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 2443, this pair ranks #524,964 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs feet
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feels": ls. Private to "feet": t.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC