Which to use
“feet” and “FTE” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,105
- “feet” frequency rank
- #43,659
- “FTE” frequency rank
- 44764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | FTE |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of foot | Initialism of fault-tolerant Ethernet. |
Letter map: feet vs FTE
Shared letters muted; letters that set feet and FTE apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. feet runs 4 letters (CVVC) against FTE's 3 (CCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on feet vs FTE
feet and FTE are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44764, 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/. FTE is at rank #43,659, 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 44764, this pair ranks #227,560 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs FTE
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feet": -. Private to "FTE": -.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "FTE" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feet ← efet · feett · ffeet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feet" and "FTE" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feet" or "FTE"?
What to do next
Pair "feet" vs "FTE" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "FTE" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,560 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "FTE" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs FTE". 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 #227,560 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.