feierevsfeinerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: feiere is a verb, feiner is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“feiere” is a verb and “feiner” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,037
“feiere” frequency rank
#11,426
“feiner” frequency rank
42463
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feiere feiner
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feiern Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set feiere and feiner apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
feiere
6 ch
feiner

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feiere is [ˈfaɪ̯əʁə] while feiner is [ˈfaɪ̯nɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42463, 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]. feiner is at rank #11,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯nɐ].

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 42463, this pair ranks #1,448,521 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of feiere vs feiner

Shared letters: efir. Private to "feiere": -. Private to "feiner": n.

"feiere" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV  ·  "feiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feiereefiere · feeire · feieer · feierre · feiree · ffeiere · fieere
  • feinerefiner · feinerr · feinner · feinre · fenier · ffeiner · fiener

Frequency comparison

feiere#31,037
feiner#11,426

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "feiere" and "feiner" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "feiere" is a verb and "feiner" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "feiere" or "feiner"?
"feiner" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,426 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.

Remembering feiere vs feiner

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “feiere”; for an adjective, it's “feiner”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “feiere” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list