Which to use
“fey” is an adjective and “fut” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,654
- “fey” frequency rank
- #44,798
- “fut” frequency rank
- 74452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fey | fut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | About to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death. | Alternative form of 'sfoot. |
Letter map: fey vs fut
Shared letters muted; letters that set fey and fut apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. fey (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 fey / fut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fey is anadjective and futanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fey is recorded at frequency rank #29,654, classified as anadj, pronounced /feɪ/. 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 74452, this pair ranks #36,290 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fey vs fut
Shared letters: f. Private to "fey": ey. Private to "fut": tu.
"fey" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "fut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fey" and "fut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fey" vs "fut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "fey" and "fut". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "fey" 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 #36,290 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fey" and "fut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foh vs fut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,290 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.