Which to use
“Feiertage” is a noun and “feierte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,651
- “Feiertage” frequency rank
- #6,058
- “feierte” frequency rank
- 16709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feiertage | feierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Feiertag | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feiern |
Where the eye mixes Feiertage and feierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Feiertage runs 9 letters (CVVVCCVCV) against feierte's 7 (CVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Feiertage and feierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feiertage is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːɡə] while feierte is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feiertage is recorded at frequency rank #10,651, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːɡə]. feierte is at rank #6,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtə].
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 16709, this pair ranks #1,933,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Feiertage vs feierte
Shared letters: efirt. Private to "Feiertage": ag. Private to "feierte": -.
"Feiertage" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCV · "feierte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feiertage" for "feierte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Feiertage" vs "feierte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feiertage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,933,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feiertage" and "feierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feierte 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 #1,933,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.