Which to use
“Feier” is a noun and “feiert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,441
- “Feier” frequency rank
- #3,522
- “feiert” frequency rank
- 6963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feier | feiert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | festliche Veranstaltung aus einem bestimmten Anlass | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feiern |
Where the eye mixes Feier and feiert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Feier and feiert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feier is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐ] while feiert is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Feier” sits inside “feiert”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feier is recorded at frequency rank #3,441, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐ]. 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 6963, this pair ranks #1,989,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feier vs feiert
Shared letters: efir. Private to "Feier": -. Private to "feiert": t.
"Feier" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "feiert" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feier" for "feiert" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Feier" or "feiert" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feier" 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 #1,989,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feier" and "feiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feiert vs friere". 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 #1,989,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.