Which to use
“feu” is a noun and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,641
- “feu” frequency rank
- #44,798
- “fut” frequency rank
- 88439
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feu | fut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Land held in feudal tenure. | Alternative form of 'sfoot. |
Letter map: feu vs fut
Shared letters muted; letters that set feu and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. feu (CVV) and fut (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for feu / fut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feu is anoun and futanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feu is recorded at frequency rank #43,641, classified as anoun, pronounced /fjuː/. fut is at rank #44,798, tagged as anintj.
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 88439, this pair ranks #6,350 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feu vs fut
Shared letters: fu. Private to "feu": e. Private to "fut": t.
"feu" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feu" and "fut" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feu" vs "fut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "feu" and "fut". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "feu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,350 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feu" and "fut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs fut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,350 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.