Which to use
“Feiertag” is a noun and “feierten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,020
- “Feiertag” frequency rank
- #15,881
- “feierten” frequency rank
- 24901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feiertag | feierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein vom Alltag besonders abgesetzter Tag, der dem Gedenken an ein Ereignis, eine Person oder einen besonderen Umstand gewidmet ist | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feiern |
Where the eye mixes Feiertag and feierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Feiertag and feierten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Feiertag vs feierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feiertag is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːk] while feierten is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feiertag is recorded at frequency rank #9,020, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːk]. feierten is at rank #15,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩].
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 24901, this pair ranks #1,841,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feiertag vs feierten
Shared letters: efirt. Private to "Feiertag": ag. Private to "feierten": n.
"Feiertag" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "feierten" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Feiertag" and "feierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Feiertag" or "feierten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feiertag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feiertag" and "feierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feierten vs fixierten". 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 #1,841,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.