feat

/fiːt/

//fiːt// noun

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"feat" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“feat” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,227) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,227
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-feat · feat · English

feat · rank #7,227 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,227
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH failures

Nearest frequency peer: failures (-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.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “feat”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “feat” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

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).

feat vs few
50% similar
feat vs fit
50% similar
feat vs fed
50% similar

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

Key facts for feat
PropertyValue
Headwordfeat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fiːt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,227
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “feat”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).featlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “failures” (#7,226), “fossil” (#7,228), “facilitate” (#7,225). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “feat” is #7,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for feat is neighbouring look-alikes ("few", "fit", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /fiːt/. Frequency #7,227 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Gloss: "A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for feat, with forms such as "efat", "featt", and "ffeat". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "few", "fit", "fed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fet (“action, deed”), from Old French fait, from Latin factum, from facere (“to do, to make”). Doublet of fact. The correct English form is feat, spelled F-E-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I consider scaling Mount Blanc the greatest physical feat of my life.
  2. Raising six children who all went on to be doctors was a tough feat for us.

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fet (“action, deed”), from Old French fait, from Latin factum, from facere (“to do, to make”). Doublet of fact.

This word in other languages

hazaña(Español)exploit(Français)Leistung(Deutsch)feito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efat
  • featt
  • ffeat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efat2featt1ffeat1
Edit distance from "feat"

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 "feat"?
"feat" is spelled F-E-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /fiːt/.
What does "feat" mean?
As a noun, "feat" means: A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
What words are commonly confused with "feat"?
"feat" is commonly confused with "few", "fit", "fed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feat" is /fiːt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "feat"?
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fet (“action, deed”), from Old French fait, from Latin factum, from facere (“to do, to make”). Doublet of fact. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dock#7,218deaf#7,214Luis#7,247neat#7,251

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list