Festivität

[fɛstiviˈtɛːt]

/[fɛstiviˈtɛːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Festivität” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - veraltet, scherzhaft: festliche Veranstaltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-festivitat · Festivität · German

Festivität · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Festivität
PropertyValue
HeadwordFestivität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛstiviˈtɛːt]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Festivität“ im Deutschen

Festivitätschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Festivität is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛstiviˈtɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "veraltet, scherzhaft: festliche Veranstaltung".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Festivität, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Festivität, spelled F-E-S-T-I-V-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    veraltet, scherzhaft: festliche Veranstaltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Festivität appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Insgesamt dauern die Festivitäten eine Woche.“
  2. „Auf dem First des Casinos flatterte die Hakenkreuzflagge, es gab jeden Tag Aufführungen und Festitäten aller Art, und im kleinen Saal des Theaters wurde das Personal verpflegt.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Festivität"?
"Festivität" is spelled F-E-S-T-I-V-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛstiviˈtɛːt].
What does "Festivität" mean?
As a noun, "Festivität" means: veraltet, scherzhaft: festliche Veranstaltung
How do you pronounce "Festivität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Festivität" is [fɛstiviˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Festivität" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list