Which to use
“feas” and “fecal” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,154
- “feas” frequency rank
- #36,046
- “fecal” frequency rank
- 48200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feas | fecal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de feo. | Se dice de la materia puramente excrementicia. |
Where the eye mixes feas and fecal
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feas runs 4 letters (CVVC) against fecal's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feas vs fecal
A purely visual mix-up. feas ([ˈfeas]) and fecal ([feˈkal]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feas is recorded at frequency rank #12,154, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeas]. fecal is at rank #36,046, tagged as anadj, pronounced [feˈkal].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48200, this pair ranks #115,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feas vs fecal
Shared letters: aef. Private to "feas": s. Private to "fecal": cl.
"feas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fecal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feas" and "fecal" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feas" vs "fecal" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feas" and "fecal" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fecal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feas" and "fecal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fecal vs female". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #115,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.