Which to use
“fees” and “fits” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,831
- “fees” frequency rank
- #4,527
- “fits” frequency rank
- 7358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fees | fits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fee | plural of fit |
Where the eye mixes fees and fits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. fees (/fiːz/) and fits (/fɪts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fees is recorded at frequency rank #2,831, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːz/. fits is at rank #4,527, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɪts/.
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 7358, this pair ranks #507,463 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fees vs fits
Shared letters: fs. Private to "fees": e. Private to "fits": it.
"fees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC