Which to use
“Fete” and “fever” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,598
- “Fete” frequency rank
- #38,100
- “fever” frequency rank
- 82698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fete | fever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lockere, ungezwungene Feier | Fieber |
Where the eye mixes Fete and fever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fete runs 4 letters (CVCV) against fever's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Fete and fever
A purely visual mix-up. Fete ([ˈfeːtə]) and fever ([ˈfiːvə]) 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 82698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fete is recorded at frequency rank #44,598, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːtə]. fever is at rank #38,100, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfiːvə].
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 82698, this pair ranks #152,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fete vs fever
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Fete": t. Private to "fever": rv.
"Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "fever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fete" and "fever" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fete" and "fever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Felge vs Fete". 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 #152,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.