# FEI vs feign

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### FEI
*name · frequency rank #22,967*
Initialism of Federal Executive Institute.

### feign
*verb · IPA /feɪn/ · frequency rank #48,234*
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fei-vs-feign