Which to use
“feste” is an adjective and “Fette” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,372
- “feste” frequency rank
- #5,944
- “Fette” frequency rank
- 9316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feste | Fette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fett |
Where the eye mixes feste and Fette
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feste and Fette
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feste is [ˈfɛstə] while Fette is [ˈfɛtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “feste” becomes t in “Fette”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feste is recorded at frequency rank #3,372, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛstə]. Fette is at rank #5,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛtə].
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 9316, this pair ranks #1,980,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feste vs Fette
Shared letters: eft. Private to "feste": s. Private to "Fette": -.
"feste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Fette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feste" and "Fette" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "feste" vs "Fette" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "feste" and "Fette" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,544 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feste" and "Fette" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fette". 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 #1,980,544 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.