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

#48,910
“gefeierte” frequency rank
#43,199
“gefeierten” frequency rank
92109
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gefeierte gefeierten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefeiert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefeiert

Where the eye mixes gefeierte and gefeierten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gefeierte runs 9 letters (CVCVVVCCV) against gefeierten's 10 (CVCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
gefeierte
10 ch
gefeierten

Look-alike desk: gefeierte vs gefeierten

A purely visual mix-up. gefeierte ([ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐtə]) and gefeierten ([ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩]) 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) - “gefeierte” sits inside “gefeierten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gefeierte is recorded at frequency rank #48,910, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐtə]. gefeierten is at rank #43,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩].

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 92109, this pair ranks #32,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gefeierte vs gefeierten

Shared letters: efgirt. Private to "gefeierte": -. Private to "gefeierten": n.

"gefeierte" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCCV  ·  "gefeierten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gefeierte ← egfeierte · geefierte · gefeeirte · gefeieret · gefeierrte · gefeiertte · gefeietre · gefeirete
  • gefeierten ← egfeierten · geefierten · gefeeirten · gefeieretn · gefeierrten · gefeiertenn · gefeiertne · gefeiertten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gefeierte" and "gefeierten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐtə] versus [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gefeierte" or "gefeierten"?
"gefeierten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,199 in our German list, against #48,910 for "gefeierte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gefeierte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gefeierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gefeierte" and "gefeierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefeierte vs gefeuert". 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 #32,389 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