Festanstellung

[ˈfɛstˌʔanʃtɛlʊŋ]

/[ˈfɛstˌʔanʃtɛlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Festanstellung” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,540. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,540
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbefristete Anstellung

Corpus desk

Index DE-festanstellung · Festanstellung · German

Festanstellung · rank #31,540 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,540
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH festliche

Nearest frequency peer: festliche (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Festanstellung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Festanstellung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Festanstellung vs Feststellung
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Festanstellung
PropertyValue
HeadwordFestanstellung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstˌʔanʃtɛlʊŋ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#31,540
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Festanstellung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Festanstellungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „festliche“ (#31,541), „Fahrradfahren“ (#31,538), „Festungen“ (#31,542). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Festanstellung“ bei #31,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Festanstellung (IPA [ˈfɛstˌʔanʃtɛlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,540 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unbefristete Anstellung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Festanstellung, with forms such as "efstanstellung", "fesatnstellung", and "fesstanstellung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Feststellung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Festanstellung, spelled F-E-S-T-A-N-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbefristete Anstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Festanstellung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. So gut wie jeder hätte gerne eine Festanstellung.
  2. „Im Jahr 1846 hatte er endlich eine Festanstellung an der Universität erhalten, und zwar - es war ihm wichtig - nicht bei den Theologen.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efstanstellung
  • fesatnstellung
  • fesstanstellung
  • festannstellung
  • festansetllung
  • festansstellung
  • festanstellnug
  • festanstellugn
  • festanstellungg
  • festanstellunng
  • festanstelulng
  • festanstelung
  • festanstlelung
  • festansttellung
  • festantsellung
  • festasntellung
  • festnastellung
  • festtanstellung
  • fetsanstellung
  • ffestanstellung
  • fsetanstellung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Festanstellung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efstanstellung2fesatnstellung2fesstanstellung1festannstellung1festansetllung2festansstellung1festanstellnug2festanstellugn2
Edit distance from "Festanstellung"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Festanstellung"?
"Festanstellung" is spelled F-E-S-T-A-N-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstˌʔanʃtɛlʊŋ].
What does "Festanstellung" mean?
As a noun, "Festanstellung" means: unbefristete Anstellung
What words are commonly confused with "Festanstellung"?
"Festanstellung" is commonly confused with "Feststellung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Festanstellung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Festanstellung" is [ˈfɛstˌʔanʃtɛlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Festanstellung" come from?
"Festanstellung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Festanstellung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Flugzeugträger#31,548gelegentlichen#31,568demokratisches#31,504Autobiographie#31,446

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

durchgehalten21 variantsGesamtgewicht21 variantsKopfbedeckung21 variantsNachbarländer21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list