Which to use
“festgelegt” is an adjective and “festlegt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,118
- “festgelegt” frequency rank
- #32,031
- “festlegt” frequency rank
- 36149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | festgelegt | festlegt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorher genau bestimmt, definiert | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs festlegen |
Where the eye mixes festgelegt and festlegt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. festgelegt runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCVCC) against festlegt's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between festgelegt and festlegt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: festgelegt is [ˈfɛstɡəˌleːkt] while festlegt is [ˈfɛstˌleːkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
festgelegt is recorded at frequency rank #4,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛstɡəˌleːkt]. festlegt is at rank #32,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌleːkt].
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 36149, this pair ranks #1,622,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of festgelegt vs festlegt
Shared letters: efglst. Private to "festgelegt": -. Private to "festlegt": -.
"festgelegt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "festlegt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- festgelegt ← efstgelegt · fesgtelegt · fesstgelegt · festeglegt · festgeelgt · festgeleggt · festgelegtt · festgeletg
- festlegt ← efstlegt · fesltegt · fesstlegt · festelgt · festleggt · festlegtt · festletg · festlget
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "festgelegt" for "festlegt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "festgelegt" or "festlegt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "festgelegt" and "festlegt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "festgelegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "festlegt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,622,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "festgelegt" and "festlegt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "festlegt vs Festzelt". 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 #1,622,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.