Which to use
“Festes” and “Fete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,901
- “Festes” frequency rank
- #44,598
- “Fete” frequency rank
- 54499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Festes | Fete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest | lockere, ungezwungene Feier |
Where the eye mixes Festes and Fete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Festes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Fete's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Festes with Fete
A purely visual mix-up. Festes ([ˈfɛstəs]) and Fete ([ˈfeːtə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Festes is recorded at frequency rank #9,901, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstəs]. Fete is at rank #44,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːtə].
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 54499, this pair ranks #1,016,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Festes vs Fete
Shared letters: eft. Private to "Festes": s. Private to "Fete": -.
"Festes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Festes" and "Fete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Festes" or "Fete" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Festes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,016,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Festes" and "Fete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #1,016,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.