Which to use
“fegt” is a verb and “Fete” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,482
- “fegt” frequency rank
- #44,598
- “Fete” frequency rank
- 87080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fegt | Fete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fegen | lockere, ungezwungene Feier |
Where the eye mixes fegt and Fete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fegt (CVCC) and Fete (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fegt and Fete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fegt is [feːkt] while Fete is [ˈfeːtə]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fegt is recorded at frequency rank #42,482, classified as averb, pronounced [feːkt]. Fete is at rank #44,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːtə].
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 87080, this pair ranks #85,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fegt vs Fete
Shared letters: eft. Private to "fegt": g. Private to "Fete": -.
"fegt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fegt" for "Fete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "fegt" or "Fete" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fegt" and "Fete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fegt" and "Fete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #85,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.