festgestellt

[ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt]

/[ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt]/ verb

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The verdict

“festgestellt” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,592
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs feststellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-festgestellt · festgestellt · German

festgestellt · rank #2,592 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,592
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH erschien

Nearest frequency peer: erschien (-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 „festgestellt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „festgestellt“ 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).

festgestellt vs feststellt
83% similar
festgestellt vs festgestellten
86% similar

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

Key facts for festgestellt
PropertyValue
Headwordfestgestellt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,592
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „festgestellt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erschien“ (#2,591), „Frühstück“ (#2,593), „ernsthaft“ (#2,590). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „festgestellt“ bei #2,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around festgestellt (IPA [ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,592 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs feststellen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for festgestellt, with forms such as "efstgestellt", "fesgtestellt", and "fesstgestellt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "feststellt", "festgestellten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is festgestellt, spelled F-E-S-T-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs feststellen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efstgestellt
  • fesgtestellt
  • fesstgestellt
  • festegstellt
  • festgesetllt
  • festgesstellt
  • festgestelltt
  • festgestelt
  • festgesteltl
  • festgestlelt
  • festgesttellt
  • festgetsellt
  • festggestellt
  • festgsetellt
  • festtgestellt
  • fetsgestellt
  • ffestgestellt
  • fsetgestellt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of festgestellt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

efstgestellt2fesgtestellt2fesstgestellt1festegstellt2festgesetllt2festgesstellt1festgestelltt1festgestelt1
Edit distance from "festgestellt"

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 "festgestellt"?
"festgestellt" is spelled F-E-S-T-G-E-S-T-E-L-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt].
What does "festgestellt" mean?
As a verb, "festgestellt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs feststellen
What words are commonly confused with "festgestellt"?
"festgestellt" is commonly confused with "feststellt", "festgestellten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "festgestellt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festgestellt" is [ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festgestellt" come from?
"festgestellt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Frankfurter18 variantsJournalisten18 variantsZeitschrift18 variantsSchauspieler18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list