feds
/fɛdz/noun, verb
feds is spelled F-E-D-S: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, feds means “The federal level of government, viewed as a collective group of people. Typically its law enforcement agencies and officers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in feds?
| Letters | 4: F-E-D-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is feds?
Feds appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce feds?
- /fɛdz/
Feds has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-feds.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does feds mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of fed
- 2
AustraliaUSslangThe federal level of government, viewed as a collective group of people. Typically its law enforcement agencies and officers.
- 3
USslangLaw enforcement; cops.
Look out! Here come the Feds!
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of fed
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of feds
noun
- 1
plural of FED
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).