FetevsFotzeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Fete” and “Fotze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,598
“Fete” frequency rank
#8,711
“Fotze” frequency rank
53309
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Fete Fotze
Definition lockere, ungezwungene Feier weibliches Geschlechtsorgan (Vulva)

Where the eye mixes Fete and Fotze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fete runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Fotze's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Fete
5 ch
Fotze

Visual trap between Fete and Fotze

A purely visual mix-up. Fete ([ˈfeːtə]) and Fotze ([ˈfɔt͡sə]) 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 53309, 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]. Fotze is at rank #8,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔt͡sə].

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 53309, this pair ranks #1,063,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Fete vs Fotze

Shared letters: eft. Private to "Fete": -. Private to "Fotze": oz.

"Fete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Fotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Fete ← efte · ffete · ftee
  • Fotze ← ffotze · fotez · fottze · fotzze · fozte · ftoze · oftze

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Fete" and "Fotze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfeːtə] versus [ˈfɔt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Fete" vs "Fotze" - which ranks higher?
"Fotze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,711 in our German list, against #44,598 for "Fete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Fete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Fotze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,063,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Fete" and "Fotze" 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 #1,063,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list