Which to use
“feet” and “fleet” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,105
- “feet” frequency rank
- #4,084
- “fleet” frequency rank
- 5189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | fleet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of foot | A group of vessels or vehicles. |
Where the eye mixes feet and fleet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. feet (/fiːt/) and fleet (/fliːt/) 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 5189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feet is recorded at frequency rank #1,105, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːt/. fleet is at rank #4,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fliːt/.
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 5189, this pair ranks #516,261 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs fleet
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feet": -. Private to "fleet": l.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fleet" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC