faeces

noun

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"faeces" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“faeces” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,118
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of feces.

Corpus desk

Index EN-faeces · faeces · English

faeces · rank #41,118 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,118
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH faltering

Nearest frequency peer: faltering (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “faeces”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “faeces” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

faeces vs fees
67% similar
faeces vs fares
67% similar
faeces vs farce
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for faeces
PropertyValue
Headwordfaeces
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,118
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “faeces”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).faeceslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “faltering” (#41,119), “evens” (#41,116), “fiver” (#41,124). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “faeces” is #41,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around faeces, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,118 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of feces.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for faeces, with forms such as "afeces", "facees", and "faecces". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fees", "fares", "farce", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is faeces, spelled F-A-E-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of feces.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how faeces appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This paper reports on ingestion of soil by dairy cows using titanium analysis of faeces by the X-ray fluorescence technique, and gives the range of soil intakes of a year on both an individual and a herd basis.
  2. The fact that dogs have a well developed sense of smell suggests that they might be able to use the odour of faeces as a means of communicating.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afeces
  • facees
  • faecces
  • faecess
  • faecse
  • faeecs
  • feaces
  • ffaeces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of faeces - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afeces2facees2faecces1faecess1faecse2faeecs2feaces2ffaeces1
Edit distance from "faeces"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faeces"?
"faeces" is spelled F-A-E-C-E-S.
What does "faeces" mean?
As a noun, "faeces" means: Alternative spelling of feces.
What words are commonly confused with "faeces"?
"faeces" is commonly confused with "fees", "fares", "farce". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "faeces" come from?
"faeces" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faeces", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flabby#41,125Frieda#41,136Edwina#41,099futsal#41,140

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

gazebo8 variantsDanica8 variantscribs8 variantsHmong8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list