Which to use
“Festes” is a noun and “fusses” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,901
- “Festes” frequency rank
- #33,054
- “fusses” frequency rank
- 42955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Festes | fusses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fuss |
Letter map: Festes vs fusses
Shared letters muted; letters that set Festes and fusses apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Festes / fusses
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Festes is anoun and fussesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42955, 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]. fusses is at rank #33,054, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 42955, this pair ranks #1,433,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Festes vs fusses
Shared letters: efs. Private to "Festes": t. Private to "fusses": u.
"Festes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fusses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Festes" and "fusses" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Festes" or "fusses" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Festes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fusses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,433,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Festes" and "fusses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusses vs puzzles". 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 #1,433,133 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.