feedback

Name: feedback, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈfiːdˌbæk/

//ˈfiːdˌbæk// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“feedback” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,157
frequency rank, English: 2,507
“F” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

Corpus desk

Index EN-feedback · feedback · English

feedback · rank #4,157 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,157
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,507
PHOTO-FINISH faculty

Nearest frequency peer: faculty (-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.

encouraged

95,847
eve

95,846
faculty

95,845
feedback

95,844
fighter

95,843
frozen

95,842

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

Key facts for feedback
Property	Value
Headword	feedback
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈfiːdˌbæk/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#4,157
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “feedback”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).feedbacklands here:

#4,157

#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 “faculty” (#4,156), “fighter” (#4,158), “eve” (#4,155). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “feedback” is #4,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around feedback (IPA /ˈfiːdˌbæk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,157 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for feedback, with forms such as "efedback", "fedback", and "fedeback". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From feed + back. The correct English form is feedback, spelled F-E-E-D-B-A-C-K.

Definition

1
Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
2
The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.
3
The high-pitched howling noise heard when there is a loop between a microphone and a speaker.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback.
“Over the past month, the Department has held three separate meetings with the ACLU to receive feedback and engage the organization in the solutions,” the department said in a statement. “As a result of the meetings, the Department agrees that publishing FIO statistics going forward is necessary, and the Department is working toward personalizing interact…

Etymology

From feed + back.

This word in other languages

valoración(Español)évaluation(Français)Feedback(Deutsch)comentário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

efedback
fedback
fedeback
feebdack
feedabck
feedbacck
feedbackk
feedbakc
feedbback
feedbcak
feeddback
ffeedback

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "feedback"

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 "feedback"?

"feedback" is spelled F-E-E-D-B-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfiːdˌbæk/.

What does "feedback" mean?

As a noun, "feedback" means: Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

What are common misspellings of "feedback"?

Common misspellings include "efedback", "fedback", "fedeback", "feebdack", "feedabck". The correct spelling is "feedback".

How do you pronounce "feedback"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feedback" is /ˈfiːdˌbæk/. 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 "feedback"?

From feed + back. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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