Which to use
“fester” is an adjective and “Festes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,534
- “fester” frequency rank
- #9,901
- “Festes” frequency rank
- 16435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fester | Festes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fest | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest |
Where the eye mixes fester and Festes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fester vs Festes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fester is [ˈfɛstɐ] while Festes is [ˈfɛstəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “fester” becomes s in “Festes”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fester is recorded at frequency rank #6,534, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛstɐ]. 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 16435, this pair ranks #1,935,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fester vs Festes
Shared letters: efst. Private to "fester": r. Private to "Festes": -.
"fester" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Festes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fester" and "Festes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fester" vs "Festes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fester" 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 #1,935,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fester" 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 #1,935,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.