Which to use
“feierliche” and “feindliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,210
- “feierliche” frequency rank
- #16,145
- “feindliche” frequency rank
- 35355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feierliche | feindliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs feierlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feindlich |
Where the eye mixes feierliche and feindliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. feierliche (CVVVCCVCCV) and feindliche (CVVCCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: feierliche vs feindliche
A purely visual mix-up. feierliche ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪçə]) and feindliche ([ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feierliche is recorded at frequency rank #19,210, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌlɪçə]. feindliche is at rank #16,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ntlɪçə].
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 35355, this pair ranks #1,641,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feierliche vs feindliche
Shared letters: cefhil. Private to "feierliche": r. Private to "feindliche": dn.
"feierliche" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCCV · "feindliche" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- feierliche ← efierliche · feeirliche · feielriche · feierilche · feierlcihe · feierlicche · feierliceh · feierlichhe
- feindliche ← efindliche · feidnliche · feinddliche · feindilche · feindlcihe · feindlicche · feindliceh · feindlichhe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feierliche" for "feindliche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feierliche" vs "feindliche" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feierliche" and "feindliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feierliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feindliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,970 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feierliche" and "feindliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feindliche vs feindliches". 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 #1,641,970 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.