Which to use
“Ferse” and “Fete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,767
- “Ferse” frequency rank
- #44,598
- “Fete” frequency rank
- 80365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ferse | Fete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | hinterer Teil des Fußes | lockere, ungezwungene Feier |
Where the eye mixes Ferse and Fete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Ferse runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Fete's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Ferse vs Fete
A purely visual mix-up. Ferse ([ˈfɛʁzə]) and Fete ([ˈfeːtə]) 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 80365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ferse is recorded at frequency rank #35,767, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛʁzə]. Fete is at rank #44,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːtə].
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 80365, this pair ranks #197,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ferse vs Fete
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Ferse": rs. Private to "Fete": t.
"Ferse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ferse" for "Fete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Ferse" or "Fete"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Ferse" and "Fete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ferse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ferse" and "Fete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #197,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.