Which to use
“feels” and “fers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,755
- “feels” frequency rank
- #19,837
- “fers” frequency rank
- 66592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feels | fers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sentiments. | Pluriel de fer. |
Where the eye mixes feels and fers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feels runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against fers's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feels and fers
A purely visual mix-up. feels (\fiːlz\) and fers (\fɛʁ\) 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 66592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feels is recorded at frequency rank #46,755, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiːlz\. fers is at rank #19,837, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛʁ\.
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 66592, this pair ranks #67,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feels vs fers
Shared letters: efs. Private to "feels": l. Private to "fers": r.
"feels" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feels" for "fers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feels" or "fers"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feels" and "fers" 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 "fers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feels" and "fers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs feels". 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 #67,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.