feiertevsfriertTell them apart

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.

7 ch
feierte
6 ch
friert

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

  • feierte ← efierte · feeirte · feieret · feierrte · feiertte · feietre · feirete · ffeierte
  • friert ← ffriert · firert · freirt · frierrt · friertt · frietr · friret · frriert

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "feierte" and "friert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaɪ̯ɐtə] versus [fʁiːɐ̯t]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "feierte" or "friert"?
"feierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,058 in our German list, against #28,194 for "friert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list