Which to use
“feel” and “fezes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,877
- “feel” frequency rank
- #15,115
- “fezes” frequency rank
- 26992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | fezes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tato, sensação, percepção, impressão | substância resultante do processo de digestão que não foi aproveitada pelo organismo; excremento |
Where the eye mixes feel and fezes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feel and fezes
A purely visual mix-up. feel (/fiːl/) and fezes (/ˈfɛ.zis/) 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 26992, 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/. fezes is at rank #15,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɛ.zis/.
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 26992, this pair ranks #42,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs fezes
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feel": l. Private to "fezes": sz.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "fezes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feel" and "fezes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feel" or "fezes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feel" and "fezes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fezes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "fezes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feel 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 #42,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.