# fess

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɛs/ · frequency rank #43,640

## Definitions
1. To confess; to admit.

## Etymology
Clipping of confess.

## Easily confused with
- **FS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fs)
- **few** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-few)
- **FFS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-ffs)
- **FSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fsa)
- **fey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fey)
- **fez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fez)
- **FSB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fsb)
- **FIS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fis)
- **FET** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fet)
- **feu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-feu)
- **fish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fish)
- **fits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fits)
- **fist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fist)
- **fest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fest)
- **feud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-feud)
- **fuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fuse)
- **fuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fuss)
- **foes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-foes)
- **figs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-figs)
- **fins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fess-vs-fins)

## Common misspellings (3)
`efss`, `ffess`, `fses`

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