Festes

[ˈfɛstəs]

/[ˈfɛstəs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Festes” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,901
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest

Corpus desk

Index DE-festes · Festes · German

Festes · rank #9,901 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,901
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feature

Nearest frequency peer: Feature (-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 „Festes“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Festes“ 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).

Festes vs Fete
67% similar
Festes vs Fette
67% similar
Festes vs Fetten
67% similar

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

Key facts for Festes
PropertyValue
HeadwordFestes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,901
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Festes“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Festesliegt 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: „Feature“ (#9,900), „Fahrräder“ (#9,899), „formal“ (#9,903). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Festes“ bei #9,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Festes (IPA [ˈfɛstəs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,901 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Festes, with forms such as "efstes", "fesets", and "fesstes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Fete", "Fette", "Fetten", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Festes, spelled F-E-S-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efstes
  • fesets
  • fesstes
  • festess
  • festse
  • festtes
  • fetses
  • ffestes
  • fsetes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Festes - 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.

efstes2fesets2fesstes1festess1festse2festtes1fetses2ffestes1
Edit distance from "Festes"

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 "Festes"?
"Festes" is spelled F-E-S-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstəs].
What does "Festes" mean?
As a noun, "Festes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fest
What words are commonly confused with "Festes"?
"Festes" is commonly confused with "Fete", "Fette", "Fetten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Festes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Festes" is [ˈfɛstəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Festes" come from?
"Festes" 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 "Festes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

formal#9,903fährst#9,907Gallen#9,910empört#9,889

Similar misspelling depth

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

Feature9 variantsgelobt9 variantsgewagt9 variantsgrünes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list