# fed

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɛd/ · frequency rank #2,946

## Definitions
1. A federal government officer or official.
2. A police officer.
3. The Canadian federal government.

## Etymology
Clipping of federal.

## Easily confused with
- **fi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fi)
- **FL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fl)
- **FM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fm)
- **fu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fu)
- **FF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-ff)
- **fo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fo)
- **FS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fs)
- **FN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fn)
- **FP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fp)
- **FW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fw)
- **fy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fy)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-for)
- **few** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-few)
- **fun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fun)
- **fit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fit)
- **fix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fix)
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fly)
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fox)
- **fee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fee)
- **fig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fed-vs-fig)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fed