Which to use
“feststeht” and “feststellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,123
- “feststeht” frequency rank
- #20,249
- “feststellt” frequency rank
- 43372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feststeht | feststellt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststellen |
Where the eye mixes feststeht and feststellt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. feststeht runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVCC) against feststellt's 10 (CVCCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: feststeht vs feststellt
A purely visual mix-up. feststeht ([ˈfɛstˌʃteːt]) and feststellt ([ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlt]) 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 43372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feststeht is recorded at frequency rank #23,123, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌʃteːt]. feststellt is at rank #20,249, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlt].
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 43372, this pair ranks #1,420,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feststeht vs feststellt
Shared letters: efst. Private to "feststeht": h. Private to "feststellt": l.
"feststeht" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC · "feststellt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feststeht ← efststeht · fesststeht · fesstteht · festsetht · festssteht · feststehht · feststehtt · feststeth
- feststellt ← efststellt · fesststellt · fessttellt · festsetllt · festsstellt · feststelltt · feststelt · feststeltl
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "feststeht" and "feststellt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "feststeht" or "feststellt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feststeht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feststellt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,420,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feststeht" and "feststellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feststehen vs feststeht". 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 #1,420,193 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.