feasvsflatWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: feas is a adjective, flat is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“feas” is an adjective and “flat” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,154
“feas” frequency rank
#41,922
“flat” frequency rank
54076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feas flat
Definition Forma del femenino plural de feo. Piso.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set feas and flat apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
feas
4 ch
flat

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feas is [ˈfeas] while flat is /flæt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54076, 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]. flat is at rank #41,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced /flæt/.

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 54076, this pair ranks #84,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feas vs flat

Shared letters: af. Private to "feas": es. Private to "flat": lt.

"feas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "flat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feasefas · feass · fesa · ffeas
  • flatfalt · fflat · flatt · fllat · flta · lfat

Frequency comparison

feas#12,154
flat#41,922

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feas" and "flat" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feas" is an adjective and "flat" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feas" or "flat"?
"feas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,154 in our Spanish list, against #41,922 for "flat". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering feas vs flat

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “feas”; for a noun, it's “flat”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list