Which to use
“festhält” and “festhielt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,333
- “festhält” frequency rank
- #41,806
- “festhielt” frequency rank
- 66139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | festhält | festhielt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs festhalten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs festhalten |
Where the eye mixes festhält and festhielt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. festhält runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against festhielt's 9 (CVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: festhält vs festhielt
A purely visual mix-up. festhält ([ˈfɛstˌhɛlt]) and festhielt ([ˈfɛstˌhiːlt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
festhält is recorded at frequency rank #24,333, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌhɛlt]. festhielt is at rank #41,806, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌhiːlt].
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 66139, this pair ranks #583,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of festhält vs festhielt
Shared letters: efhlst. Private to "festhält": ä. Private to "festhielt": i.
"festhält" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "festhielt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- festhielt ← efsthielt · feshtielt · fessthielt · festheilt · festhhielt · festhiellt · festhieltt · festhietl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "festhält" and "festhielt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "festhält" vs "festhielt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "festhält" and "festhielt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "festhält" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "festhielt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #583,306 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "festhält" and "festhielt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "festhielt 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 #583,306 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.