feiertvsfliegtWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#3,522
“feiert” frequency rank
#3,960
“fliegt” frequency rank
7482
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature feiert fliegt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feiern 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fliegen

Where the eye mixes feiert and fliegt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. feiert (CVVVCC) and fliegt (CCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
feiert
6 ch
fliegt

Look-alike desk: feiert vs fliegt

A purely visual mix-up. feiert ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐt]) and fliegt ([fliːkt]) 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 7482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

feiert is recorded at frequency rank #3,522, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐt]. fliegt is at rank #3,960, tagged as averb, pronounced [fliːkt].

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 7482, this pair ranks #1,987,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of feiert vs fliegt

Shared letters: efit. Private to "feiert": r. Private to "fliegt": gl.

"feiert" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC  ·  "fliegt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • feiertefiert · feeirt · feierrt · feiertt · feietr · feiret · ffeiert · fieert
  • fliegtffliegt · filegt · fleigt · flieggt · fliegtt · flietg · fliget · flliegt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "feiert" for "fliegt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐt] versus [fliːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "feiert" vs "fliegt" - which ranks higher?
"feiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,522 in our German list, against #3,960 for "fliegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "feiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fliegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,987,995 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "feiert" and "fliegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feiert 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 #1,987,995 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