# Festen vs fetzen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Festen
*noun · IPA [ˈfɛstn̩] · frequency rank #3,523*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fest

### fetzen
*verb · IPA [ˈfɛt͡sn̩] · frequency rank #18,885*
sich sehr heftig streiten

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