Which to use
“feel” is a noun and “free” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,877
- “feel” frequency rank
- #3,331
- “free” frequency rank
- 15208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feel | free |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tato, sensação, percepção, impressão | ver gratuito, de graça |
Letter map: feel vs free
Shared letters muted; letters that set feel and free apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for feel / free
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: feel is anoun and freeanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15208, 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/. free is at rank #3,331, tagged as anadj.
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 15208, this pair ranks #56,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feel vs free
Shared letters: ef. Private to "feel": l. Private to "free": r.
"feel" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "free" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feel" for "free" ever safe?
Which is more common, "feel" or "free"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "feel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "free" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feel" and "free" 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 #56,669 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.