feierevsfeiertenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,037
“feiere” frequency rank
#15,881
“feierten” frequency rank
46918
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feiere feierten
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feiern 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feiern

Where the eye mixes feiere and feierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. feiere runs 6 letters (CVVVCV) against feierten's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
feiere
8 ch
feierten

Why the eye confuses feiere with feierten

A purely visual mix-up. feiere ([ˈfaɪ̯əʁə]) and feierten ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46918, 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]. feierten is at rank #15,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩].

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 46918, this pair ranks #1,302,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feiere vs feierten

Shared letters: efir. Private to "feiere": -. Private to "feierten": nt.

"feiere" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV  ·  "feierten" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feiere ← efiere · feeire · feieer · feierre · feiree · ffeiere · fieere
  • feierten ← efierten · feeirten · feieretn · feierrten · feiertenn · feiertne · feiertten · feietren

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feiere" and "feierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaɪ̯əʁə] versus [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feiere" or "feierten"?
"feierten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,881 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "feiere" and "feierten" 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 "feierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,302,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feiere" and "feierten" 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 #1,302,481 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