Feiertage
[ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːɡə]
The verdict
“Feiertage” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,651 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,651
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Feiertag
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Feiertage |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːɡə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #10,651 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Feiertage” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Feiertage is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,651 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Feiertage, with forms such as "efiertage", "feeirtage", and "feieratge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "feierte", "Feiertagen", "Feiertag", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Feiertage, spelled F-E-I-E-R-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Feiertag
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Feiertag
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Feiertag
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Feiertag
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efiertage,feeirtage,feieratge,feierrtage,feiertaeg,feiertagge,feiertgae,feierttage,feietrage,feiretage,ffeiertage,fieertage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Feiertage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Feiertage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-I-E-R-T-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaɪ̯ɐˌtaːɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “feierte” - see the side-by-side comparison. Feiertage vs feierte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.