Which to use
“feierten” is a verb and “fixierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,881
- “feierten” frequency rank
- #49,675
- “fixierten” frequency rank
- 65556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feierten | fixierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs feiern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fixiert |
Where the eye mixes feierten and fixierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feierten runs 8 letters (CVVVCCVC) against fixierten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feierten vs fixierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feierten is [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩] while fixierten is [fɪˈksiːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feierten is recorded at frequency rank #15,881, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩]. fixierten is at rank #49,675, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɪˈksiːɐ̯tn̩].
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 65556, this pair ranks #602,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feierten vs fixierten
Shared letters: efinrt. Private to "feierten": -. Private to "fixierten": x.
"feierten" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "fixierten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feierten" and "fixierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "feierten" or "fixierten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fixierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #602,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feierten" and "fixierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fixierte 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 #602,782 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.