Which to use
“feng” and “fève” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,868
- “feng” frequency rank
- #37,822
- “fève” frequency rank
- 61690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feng | fève |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de la lettre ʩ utilisée dans les extensions de l’alphabet phonétique international pour représenter une consonne vélo-pharyngeale fricative. | Nom vernaculaire de Vicia faba, plante herbacées annuelle de la famille des Fabacées (Fabaceae, au port érigé, pouvant atteindre 2 mètre de haut et que l’on cultive pour sa graine comestible. |
Where the eye mixes feng and fève
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. feng (CVCC) and fève (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feng with fève
A purely visual mix-up. feng (\fɛŋ\) and fève (\fɛv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feng is recorded at frequency rank #23,868, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛŋ\. fève is at rank #37,822, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛv\.
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 61690, this pair ranks #90,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feng vs fève
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feng": gn. Private to "fève": vè.
"feng" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "fève" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feng ← efng · fegn · fengg · fenng · ffeng · fneg
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feng" and "fève" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "feng" vs "fève" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feng" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fève" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feng" and "fève" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fee vs fève". 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 #90,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.