Which to use
“feel” and “fel” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,877
- “feel” frequency rank
- #42,931
- “fel” frequency rank
- 54808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | fel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tato, sensação, percepção, impressão | bile, bílis |
Where the eye mixes feel and fel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. feel runs 4 letters (CVVC) against fel's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feel vs fel
A purely visual mix-up. feel (/fiːl/) and fel (/ˈfɛɫ/) 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 54808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feel is recorded at frequency rank #11,877, classified as anoun, pronounced /fiːl/. fel is at rank #42,931, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛɫ/.
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 54808, this pair ranks #11,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs fel
Shared letters: efl. Private to "feel": -. Private to "fel": -.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fel" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feel ← efel · feell · fele · ffeel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feel" for "fel" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feel" vs "fel" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "fel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fel vs fern". 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 #11,030 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.