Which to use
“feels” is a verb and “feos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,199
- “feels” frequency rank
- #14,848
- “feos” frequency rank
- 59047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | feos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) feel. | Forma del masculino plural de feo. |
Where the eye mixes feels and feos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feels and feos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feels is /fiːlz/ while feos is [ˈfeos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #44,199, classified as averb, pronounced /fiːlz/. 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 59047, this pair ranks #64,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs feos
Shared letters: efs. Private to "feels": l. Private to "feos": o.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "feos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feels" and "feos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "feels" or "feos" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "feels" 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 #64,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "feos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels vs fes". 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 #64,092 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.