Which to use
“feiern” is a verb and “feiner” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,476
- “feiern” frequency rank
- #11,426
- “feiner” frequency rank
- 12902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feiern | feiner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | an einem Fest oder einer Party teilnehmen oder sie selbst veranstalten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fein |
Where the eye mixes feiern and feiner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feiern (CVVVCC) and feiner (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses feiern with feiner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feiern is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐn] while feiner is [ˈfaɪ̯nɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feiern is recorded at frequency rank #1,476, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐn]. 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 12902, this pair ranks #1,961,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feiern vs feiner
Shared letters: efinr. Private to "feiern": -. Private to "feiner": -.
"feiern" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "feiner" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feiern" and "feiner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "feiern" or "feiner"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "feiern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feiner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,961,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feiern" and "feiner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feiner vs fixer". 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 #1,961,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.