Which to use
“feud” and “ford” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,598
- “feud” frequency rank
- #2,996
- “ford” frequency rank
- 15594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feud | ford |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A state of long-standing mutual hostility. | A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. |
Where the eye mixes feud and ford
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: feud vs ford
A purely visual mix-up. feud (/fjuːd/) and ford (/fɔːd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feud is recorded at frequency rank #12,598, classified as anoun, pronounced /fjuːd/. ford is at rank #2,996, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fɔːd/.
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 15594, this pair ranks #463,008 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feud vs ford
Shared letters: df. Private to "feud": eu. Private to "ford": or.
"feud" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "ford" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feud" and "ford" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "feud" or "ford" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feud" and "ford" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ford" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #463,008 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feud" and "ford" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fenn vs feud". 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 #463,008 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.