festliche

[ˈfɛstlɪçə]

/[ˈfɛstlɪçə]/ adj

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The verdict

“festliche” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,541
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-festliche · festliche · German

festliche · rank #31,541 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,541
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Festanstellung

Nearest frequency peer: Festanstellung (-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 „festliche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „festliche“ 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).

festliche vs festlichen
90% similar
festliche vs fürstliche
80% similar
festliche vs festlich
89% similar

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

Key facts for festliche
PropertyValue
Headwordfestliche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɛstlɪçə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,541
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „festliche“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.festlicheliegt 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: „Festanstellung“ (#31,540), „Festungen“ (#31,542), „Fahrradfahren“ (#31,538). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „festliche“ bei #31,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around festliche (IPA [ˈfɛstlɪçə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,541 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for festliche, with forms such as "efstliche", "fesltiche", and "fesstliche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "festlichen", "fürstliche", "festlich", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is festliche, spelled F-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efstliche
  • fesltiche
  • fesstliche
  • festilche
  • festlcihe
  • festlicche
  • festliceh
  • festlichhe
  • festlihce
  • festlliche
  • festtliche
  • fetsliche
  • ffestliche
  • fsetliche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efstliche2fesltiche2fesstliche1festilche2festlcihe2festlicche1festliceh2festlichhe1
Edit distance from "festliche"

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 "festliche"?
"festliche" is spelled F-E-S-T-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstlɪçə].
What does "festliche" mean?
As an adjective, "festliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festlich
What words are commonly confused with "festliche"?
"festliche" is commonly confused with "festlichen", "fürstliche", "festlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "festliche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festliche" is [ˈfɛstlɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festliche" come from?
"festliche" 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 "festliche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Festungen#31,542Esszimmer#31,534Erzbistum#31,533Friedhofs#31,555

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

gesteuerte14 variantscharmante14 variantsbreakfast14 variantsHeimfahrt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list