feierevsfeiertWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,037
“feiere” frequency rank
#3,522
“feiert” frequency rank
34559
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feiere feiert
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feiern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feiern

Where the eye mixes feiere and feiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
feiere
6 ch
feiert

Visual trap between feiere and feiert

A purely visual mix-up. feiere ([ˈfaɪ̯əʁə]) and feiert ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐt]) 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 a single letter - e in “feiere” becomes t in “feiert”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feiere is recorded at frequency rank #31,037, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯əʁə]. 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 34559, this pair ranks #1,660,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of feiere vs feiert

Shared letters: efir. Private to "feiere": -. Private to "feiert": t.

"feiere" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV  ·  "feiert" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feiereefiere · feeire · feieer · feierre · feiree · ffeiere · fieere
  • feiertefiert · feeirt · feierrt · feiertt · feietr · feiret · ffeiert · fieert

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feiere" and "feiert" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaɪ̯əʁə] versus [ˈfaɪ̯ɐt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "feiere" or "feiert" show up more?
"feiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,522 in our German list, against #31,037 for "feiere". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "feiere" 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 #1,660,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feiere" and "feiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feiere 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 #1,660,510 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