festem

/[ˈfɛstəm]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,721

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

festem is anGermanadj. It means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fest Pronounced [ˈfɛstəm]. Often confused with Fete and Fette.

Key facts for festem
PropertyValue
Headwordfestem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfɛstəm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,721
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of festem in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for festem is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛstəm]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,721 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for festem, with forms such as "efstem", "fesetm", and "fesstem". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Fete", "Fette", "Festen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is festem, spelled F-E-S-T-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fest
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fest

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efstem,fesetm,fesstem,festemm,festme,festtem,fetsem,ffestem,fsetem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for festem

Misspelling Variants of "festem"

efstem6fesetm6fesstem7festemm7festme6festtem7fetsem6ffestem7
Misspelling Variants of "festem"

Frequency rank: #27,721 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "festem"?
"festem" is spelled F-E-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstəm].
What does "festem" mean?
As an adj, "festem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fest
What words are commonly confused with "festem"?
"festem" is commonly confused with "Fete", "Fette", "Festen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "festem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festem" is [ˈfɛstəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festem" come from?
"festem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.