Which to use
“FES” is a noun and “frees” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,812
- “FES” frequency rank
- #22,978
- “frees” frequency rank
- 62790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | FES | frees |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of floppy eyelid syndrome | third-person singular simple present indicative of free |
Letter map: FES vs frees
Shared letters muted; letters that set FES and frees apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. FES runs 3 letters (CVC) against frees's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for FES / frees
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: FES is anoun and freesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
FES is recorded at frequency rank #39,812, classified as anoun. frees is at rank #22,978, tagged as averb, pronounced /fɹiːz/.
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 62790, this pair ranks #86,520 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of FES vs frees
Shared letters: efs. Private to "FES": -. Private to "frees": r.
"FES" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "frees" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- frees ← feres · ffrees · freess · fres · frese · frrees · rfees
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "FES" for "frees" ever safe?
Frequency check: "FES" vs "frees" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "FES" vs "frees" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "FES" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "frees" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,520 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "FES" and "frees" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "FES vs foh". 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 #86,520 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.