feosvsfootWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#14,848
“feos” frequency rank
#43,017
“foot” frequency rank
57865
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feos foot
Definition Forma del masculino plural de feo. Pie.

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
feos
4 ch
foot

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feos is [ˈfeos] while foot is /fʊt/. 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 57865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feos is recorded at frequency rank #14,848, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeos]. foot is at rank #43,017, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fʊt/.

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 57865, this pair ranks #68,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of feos vs foot

Shared letters: fo. Private to "feos": es. Private to "foot": t.

"feos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "foot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feosefos · feoss · feso · ffeos · foes
  • footffoot · foott · fot · ofot

Frequency comparison

feos#14,848
foot#43,017

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feos" and "foot" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feos" is an adjective and "foot" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feos" or "foot"?
"feos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,848 in our Spanish list, against #43,017 for "foot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering feos vs foot

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “feos”; for a noun, it's “foot”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feos” 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