Which to use
“feet” and “feint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,431
- “feet” frequency rank
- #31,489
- “feint” frequency rank
- 74920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feet | feint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de foot. | Peinture qui imite le marbre. |
Where the eye mixes feet and feint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feet runs 4 letters (CVVC) against feint's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feet with feint
A purely visual mix-up. feet (\fiːt\) and feint (\fɛ̃\) 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 74920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feet is recorded at frequency rank #43,431, classified as anoun, pronounced \fiːt\. feint is at rank #31,489, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛ̃\.
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 74920, this pair ranks #35,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feet vs feint
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feet": -. Private to "feint": in.
"feet" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "feint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feet" and "feint" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feet" or "feint"?
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 "feet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feet" and "feint" 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 #35,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.