Which to use
“feels” is a verb and “fetos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,199
- “feels” frequency rank
- #33,124
- “fetos” frequency rank
- 77323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | fetos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (he, she, it) del presente simple del verbo (to) feel. | Forma del plural de feto. |
Where the eye mixes feels and fetos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feels (CVVCC) and fetos (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feels with fetos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feels is /fiːlz/ while fetos is [ˈfet̪os]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77323, 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/. fetos is at rank #33,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfet̪os].
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 77323, this pair ranks #16,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs fetos
Shared letters: efs. Private to "feels": l. Private to "fetos": ot.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fetos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feels" and "fetos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "feels" or "fetos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feels" and "fetos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feels" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fetos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "fetos" 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 #16,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.