FedernvsfeiertWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: Federn is a noun, feiert is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Federn” is a noun and “feiert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,860
“Federn” frequency rank
#3,522
“feiert” frequency rank
12382
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Federn feiert
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feder 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feiern

Where the eye mixes Federn and feiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Federn
6 ch
feiert

Visual trap between Federn and feiert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Federn is [ˈfeːdɐn] while feiert is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Federn is recorded at frequency rank #8,860, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːdɐn]. feiert is at rank #3,522, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐt].

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 12382, this pair ranks #1,964,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Federn vs feiert

Shared letters: efr. Private to "Federn": dn. Private to "feiert": it.

"Federn" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "feiert" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Federnefdern · fdeern · feddern · fedenr · federnn · federrn · fedren · feedrn
  • feiertefiert · feeirt · feierrt · feiertt · feietr · feiret · ffeiert · fieert

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Federn" and "feiert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Federn" is a noun and "feiert" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Federn" vs "feiert" - which ranks higher?
"feiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,522 in our German list, against #8,860 for "Federn". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Federn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "feiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,964,497 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Federn" and "feiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Federn vs Flyern". 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 #1,964,497 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list