feiern
German, verb
feiern is spelled F-E-I-E-R-N (6 letters) and appears 58 times per million words in written German, the 1,483rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Feiern is a German verb meaning “to celebrate; to party; applicable from the most solemn to the most revelrous forms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Feiern is a different word: “plural of Feier”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “an einem Fest oder einer Party teilnehmen oder sie selbst veranstalten”.
What does feiern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to celebrate; to party; applicable from the most solemn to the most revelrous forms
In dieser Kirche wird jeden Abend die Heilige Messe gefeiert.
- 2
colloquialto love; to adore
Alter, ich feier das Lied voll!
noun
- 1
plural of Feier
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. an einem Fest oder einer Party teilnehmen oder sie selbst veranstalten 2. etwas wertschätzen und dem Ausdruck geben
noun: 1. Teilnahme an einem Fest, Party oder Ähnlichem
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of feiern
- feiert present singular third-person
- feierte past
- gefeiert participle past
- haben auxiliary
- feiernd participle present
- feire first-person indicative present
- feiere first-person indicative present
- feier first-person indicative present
- feierst indicative present second-person
- feierest second-person singular subjunctive
- feirest second-person singular subjunctive
- feieret plural second-person subjunctive
- feiret plural second-person subjunctive
- feierten first-person indicative plural
- feiertest indicative preterite second-person
- feiertet indicative plural preterite
- feyern obsolete
- feier! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to feiern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is feiern in German?
feiern appears 58 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).