feeze
/fiːz/
"feeze" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“feeze” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state of worry or alarm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-feeze · feeze · English
feeze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feeze |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fiːz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “feeze” in English
Rare enough to double-check
feeze is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /fiːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for feeze, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fese, from the verb (see below). The correct English form is feeze, spelled F-E-E-Z-E.
Definition
- 1A state of worry or alarm.
- 2A rush, impetus, or a violent impact; also, a rub.
- 3A device for wedging items into a tight space.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how feeze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
All this time, they were chattering; but at last I thought, by the sound of their voices, that they must be walking away, and I never was in such a feeze in all my life, in case they should be gone before I could get up the wall ; and when I did get up it, sure enough, gone they was!
“Don't git in a feeze, uncle Tib;—you can't help your head, I dare say;[…]”
Etymology
From Middle English fese, from the verb (see below).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.