Which to use
“Fest” and “Festes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #542
- “Fest” frequency rank
- #9,901
- “Festes” frequency rank
- 10443
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fest | Festes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | größere Feier | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest |
Where the eye mixes Fest and Festes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Fest and Festes
A purely visual mix-up. Fest ([fɛst]) and Festes ([ˈfɛstəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Fest” sits inside “Festes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10443, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fest is recorded at frequency rank #542, classified as anoun, pronounced [fɛst]. Festes is at rank #9,901, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstəs].
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 10443, this pair ranks #1,975,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fest vs Festes
Shared letters: efst. Private to "Fest": -. Private to "Festes": -.
"Fest" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Festes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fest" and "Festes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Fest" vs "Festes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fest" and "Festes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fest" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Festes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fest" and "Festes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fessel vs Festes". 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 #1,975,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.