Which to use
“Festtag” and “Festtage” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,266
- “Festtag” frequency rank
- #39,339
- “Festtage” frequency rank
- 84605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Festtag | Festtage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Tag, an welchem aufgrund eines Ereignisses gefeiert wird | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Festtag |
Where the eye mixes Festtag and Festtage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Festtag runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Festtage's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Festtag and Festtage
A purely visual mix-up. Festtag ([ˈfɛstˌtaːk]) and Festtage ([ˈfɛstˌtaːɡə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Festtag” sits inside “Festtage”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Festtag is recorded at frequency rank #45,266, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌtaːk]. Festtage is at rank #39,339, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛstˌtaːɡə].
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 84605, this pair ranks #121,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Festtag vs Festtage
Shared letters: aefgst. Private to "Festtag": -. Private to "Festtage": -.
"Festtag" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Festtage" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Festtag" and "Festtage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Festtag" or "Festtage"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Festtag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Festtage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Festtag" and "Festtage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Festtag vs fettig". 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 #121,102 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.