feasvsfeosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“feas” and “feos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,154
“feas” frequency rank
#14,848
“feos” frequency rank
27002
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feas feos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de feo. Forma del masculino plural de feo.

Where the eye mixes feas and feos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
feas
4 ch
feos

Look-alike desk: feas vs feos

A purely visual mix-up. feas ([ˈfeas]) and feos ([ˈfeos]) 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 a single letter - a in “feas” becomes o in “feos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27002, 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]. feos is at rank #14,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeos].

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 27002, this pair ranks #228,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feas vs feos

Shared letters: efs. Private to "feas": a. Private to "feos": o.

"feas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "feos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feasefas · feass · fesa · ffeas
  • feosefos · feoss · feso · ffeos · foes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feas" and "feos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfeas] versus [ˈfeos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "feas" vs "feos" - which ranks higher?
"feas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,154 in our Spanish list, against #14,848 for "feos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "feas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "feos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feas" and "feos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feos vs filos". 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 #228,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list