feste

[ˈfɛstə]

/[ˈfɛstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“feste” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,372
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest

Corpus desk

Index DE-feste · feste · German

feste · rank #3,372 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,372
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH erwischt

Nearest frequency peer: erwischt (-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 „feste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „feste“ 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).

feste vs fett
60% similar
feste vs Fete
60% similar
feste vs fist
60% similar

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

Key facts for feste
PropertyValue
Headwordfeste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɛstə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,372
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „feste“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.festeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erwischt“ (#3,371), „Französisch“ (#3,373), „erfasst“ (#3,370). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feste“ bei #3,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around feste (IPA [ˈfɛstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,372 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for feste, with forms such as "efste", "feset", and "fesste". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fett", "Fete", "fist", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is feste, spelled F-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs fest
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs fest

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efste
  • feset
  • fesste
  • festte
  • fetse
  • ffeste
  • fsete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efste2feset2fesste1festte1fetse2ffeste1fsete2
Edit distance from "feste"

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 "feste"?
"feste" is spelled F-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstə].
What does "feste" mean?
As an adjective, "feste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs fest
What words are commonly confused with "feste"?
"feste" is commonly confused with "fett", "Fete", "fist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feste" is [ˈfɛstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feste" come from?
"feste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

front#3,375bösen#3,364Blatt#3,362Jäger#3,383

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Ritter7 variantsTonnen7 variantsPaket7 variantsjener7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list