Which to use
“feststellen” and “feststellt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,730
- “feststellen” frequency rank
- #20,249
- “feststellt” frequency rank
- 23979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feststellen | feststellt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Sachverhalt ermitteln über den Status Auskunft geben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststellen |
Where the eye mixes feststellen and feststellt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. feststellen runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against feststellt's 10 (CVCCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between feststellen and feststellt
A purely visual mix-up. feststellen ([ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən]) 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 23979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feststellen is recorded at frequency rank #3,730, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən]. 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 23979, this pair ranks #1,853,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of feststellen vs feststellt
Shared letters: eflst. Private to "feststellen": n. Private to "feststellt": -.
"feststellen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "feststellt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- feststellen ← efststellen · fesststellen · fessttellen · festsetllen · festsstellen · feststeleln · feststelen · feststellenn
- feststellt ← efststellt · fesststellt · fessttellt · festsetllt · festsstellt · feststelltt · feststelt · feststeltl
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feststellen" and "feststellt" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "feststellen" or "feststellt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feststellen" and "feststellt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feststellen" 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 #1,853,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feststellen" and "feststellt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feststehen vs feststellen". 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 #1,853,950 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.