Which to use
“Festen” and “Festes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,523
- “Festen” frequency rank
- #9,901
- “Festes” frequency rank
- 13424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Festen | Festes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fest | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest |
Where the eye mixes Festen and Festes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Festen and Festes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Festen vs Festes
A purely visual mix-up. Festen ([ˈfɛstn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “Festen” becomes s in “Festes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Festen is recorded at frequency rank #3,523, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstn̩]. 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 13424, this pair ranks #1,958,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Festen vs Festes
Shared letters: efst. Private to "Festen": n. Private to "Festes": -.
"Festen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Festes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Festen" for "Festes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Festen" vs "Festes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Festen" and "Festes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Festen" 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 #1,958,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Festen" 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 #1,958,075 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.