Which to use
“gefeiert” is an adjective and “gefeuert” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,735
- “gefeiert” frequency rank
- #14,571
- “gefeuert” frequency rank
- 18306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefeiert | gefeuert |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch besondere Eigenschaften oder Leistungen geschätzt und verehrt | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs feuern |
Where the eye mixes gefeiert and gefeuert
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefeiert and gefeuert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gefeiert vs gefeuert
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefeiert is [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt] while gefeuert is [ɡəˈfɔɪ̯ɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “gefeiert” becomes u in “gefeuert”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefeiert is recorded at frequency rank #3,735, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt]. gefeuert is at rank #14,571, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfɔɪ̯ɐt].
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 18306, this pair ranks #1,919,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefeiert vs gefeuert
Shared letters: efgrt. Private to "gefeiert": i. Private to "gefeuert": u.
"gefeiert" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC · "gefeuert" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefeiert" and "gefeuert" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gefeiert" or "gefeuert"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefeiert" and "gefeuert" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefeiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefeuert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,502 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefeiert" and "gefeuert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeuert vs geheuer". 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 #1,919,502 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.