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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feiert" for "fliegt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "feiert" vs "fliegt" - which ranks higher?
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.