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“Feier” and “Feuers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,441
“Feier” frequency rank
#18,886
“Feuers” frequency rank
22327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Feier Feuers
Definition festliche Veranstaltung aus einem bestimmten Anlass Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Feuer

Where the eye mixes Feier and Feuers

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

5 ch
Feier
6 ch
Feuers

Why the eye confuses Feier with Feuers

A purely visual mix-up. Feier ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐ]) and Feuers ([ˈfɔɪ̯ɐs]) 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 22327, 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]. Feuers is at rank #18,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐs].

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 22327, this pair ranks #1,875,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Feier vs Feuers

Shared letters: efr. Private to "Feier": i. Private to "Feuers": su.

"Feier" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC  ·  "Feuers" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Feierefier · feeir · feierr · feire · ffeier · fieer
  • Feuersefuers · feeurs · feuerrs · feuerss · feuesr · feures · ffeuers · fueers

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Feier" and "Feuers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐ] versus [ˈfɔɪ̯ɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Feier" or "Feuers"?
"Feier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,441 in our German list, against #18,886 for "Feuers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Feier" and "Feuers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Feier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Feuers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,875,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Feier" and "Feuers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feels vs Feuers". 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 #1,875,508 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