# fester vs fever

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fester
*adjective · IPA [ˈfɛstɐ] · frequency rank #6,534*
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fest

### fever
*noun · IPA [ˈfiːvə] · frequency rank #38,100*
Fieber

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