# Ferse vs feste

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ferse
*noun · IPA [ˈfɛʁzə] · frequency rank #35,767*
hinterer Teil des Fußes

### feste
*adjective · IPA [ˈfɛstə] · frequency rank #3,372*
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/ferse-vs-feste