feed

/ˈfiːd/

//ˈfiːd// verb

The verdict

“feed” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,360) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,360
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alimentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-feed · feed · Spanish

feed · rank #22,360 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,360
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH favorecido

Nearest frequency peer: favorecido (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “feed”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “feed” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

feed vs fue
50% similar
feed vs feo
50% similar
feed vs fer
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for feed
PropertyValue
Headwordfeed
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈfiːd/
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,360
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “feed”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.feedcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “favorecido” (#22,359), “Feliciano” (#22,361), “fermentación” (#22,363). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “feed” va en #22,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for feed is neighbouring look-alikes ("fue", "feo", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /ˈfiːd/. Frequency #22,360 among 2,333 “F” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for feed, with forms such as "efed", "feedd", and "ffeed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fue", "feo", "fer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is feed, spelled F-E-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alimentar.
  2. 2
    Introducir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efed
  • feedd
  • ffeed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feed - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efed2feedd1ffeed1
Edit distance from "feed"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "feed"?
"feed" is spelled F-E-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfiːd/.
What does "feed" mean?
As a verb, "feed" means: Alimentar.
What words are commonly confused with "feed"?
"feed" is commonly confused with "fue", "feo", "fer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feed" is /ˈfiːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feed" come from?
"feed" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list