festem

[ˈfɛstəm]

/[ˈfɛstəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“festem” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,721
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fest

Corpus desk

Index DE-festem · festem · German

festem · rank #27,721 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,721
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH feinem

Nearest frequency peer: feinem (-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 „festem“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „festem“ 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).

festem vs Fete
50% similar
festem vs Fette
50% similar
festem vs Festen
67% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „festem“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).festemliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „feinem“ (#27,720), „Fichten“ (#27,722), „Feigheit“ (#27,719). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „festem“ bei #27,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around festem (IPA [ˈfɛstəm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,721 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for festem, with forms such as "efstem", "fesetm", and "fesstem". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Fete", "Fette", "Festen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is festem, spelled F-E-S-T-E-M.

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

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

efstem2fesetm2fesstem1festemm1festme2festtem1fetsem2ffestem1
Edit distance from "festem"

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 "festem"?
"festem" is spelled F-E-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstəm].
What does "festem" mean?
As an adjective, "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feinem#27,720frohen#27,729Gebiss#27,734Diakon#27,680

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Emirate9 variantscampen9 variantsJägern9 variantsLöffler9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list