Which to use
“feierte” and “friert” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,058
- “feierte” frequency rank
- #28,194
- “friert” frequency rank
- 34252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feierte | friert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feiern | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs frieren |
Where the eye mixes feierte and friert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. feierte runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against friert's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feierte vs friert
A purely visual mix-up. feierte ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐtə]) and friert ([fʁiːɐ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feierte is recorded at frequency rank #6,058, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtə]. friert is at rank #28,194, tagged as averb, pronounced [fʁiːɐ̯t].
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 34252, this pair ranks #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feierte vs friert
Shared letters: efirt. Private to "feierte": -. Private to "friert": -.
"feierte" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "friert" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feierte" and "friert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feierte" or "friert"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "feierte" and "friert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "friert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feierte" and "friert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "friere vs friert". 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 #1,667,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.