Which to use
“feuding” is a noun and “folding” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,839
- “feuding” frequency rank
- #11,213
- “folding” frequency rank
- 50052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feuding | folding |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participation in feuds. | Designed to fold |
Letter map: feuding vs folding
Shared letters muted; letters that set feuding and folding apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. feuding (CVVCVCC) and folding (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: feuding vs folding
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feuding is anoun and foldinganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feuding is recorded at frequency rank #38,839, classified as anoun. folding is at rank #11,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/.
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 50052, this pair ranks #177,816 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feuding vs folding
Shared letters: dfgin. Private to "feuding": eu. Private to "folding": lo.
"feuding" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "folding" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feuding" for "folding" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "feuding" or "folding" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "feuding" and "folding".
- Full dictionary entry for "feuding" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folding" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,816 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feuding" and "folding" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "felling vs feuding". 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 #177,816 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.