Which to use
“feed” is a verb and “feet” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,809
- “feed” frequency rank
- #43,431
- “feet” frequency rank
- 71240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feed | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nourrir, alimenter. | Pluriel de foot. |
Where the eye mixes feed and feet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feed and feet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: feed vs feet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feed is \fiːd\ while feet is \fiːt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “feed” becomes t in “feet”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feed is recorded at frequency rank #27,809, classified as averb, pronounced \fiːd\. feet is at rank #43,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fiːt\.
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 71240, this pair ranks #48,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feed vs feet
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feed": d. Private to "feet": t.
"feed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feed" and "feet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "feed" or "feet" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "feed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feed" and "feet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs feet". 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 #48,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.