Which to use
“feel” and “fle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,426
- “feel” frequency rank
- #39,300
- “fle” frequency rank
- 56726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | fle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Penser que, être d’avis, estimer. | Dormir. |
Where the eye mixes feel and fle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses feel with fle
A purely visual mix-up. feel (\fiːl\) and fle (\ˈfle\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feel is recorded at frequency rank #17,426, classified as averb, pronounced \fiːl\. fle is at rank #39,300, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈfle\.
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 56726, this pair ranks #119,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs fle
Shared letters: efl. Private to "feel": -. Private to "fle": -.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fle" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feel ← efel · feell · fel · fele · ffeel
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feel" and "fle" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "feel" or "fle" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,291 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "fle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filez vs fle". 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 #119,291 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.