Festmahl

[ˈfɛstˌmaːl]

/[ˈfɛstˌmaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Festmahl” is uncommon German (frequency #52,837 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,837
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Essen in festlichem Rahmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-festmahl · Festmahl · German

Festmahl · rank #52,837 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,837
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH feministischer

Nearest frequency peer: feministischer (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Festmahl“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Festmahl“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Festmahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordFestmahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstˌmaːl]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Festmahl“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Festmahlfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „feministischer“ (#52,836), „Festzug“ (#52,838), „Fehltritt“ (#52,835). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Festmahl“ bei #52,837. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Festmahl is uncommon German at frequency #52,837 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛstˌmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Essen in festlichem Rahmen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Festmahl in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Festmahl, spelled F-E-S-T-M-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Essen in festlichem Rahmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der deutsche Botschafter Freiherr v. Marschall gab gestern zu Ehren türkischer Würdenträger ein Festmahl, zu dem der Großvezir, fast sämtliche Minister und die hervorragendsten Palastbeamten eingeladen waren.“
  2. „Das anschließende Festmahl findet in einem Restaurant oder an einem anderen, vom Firmpaten gewählten Ort statt.“

Synonyms

FestessenBankett

This word in other languages

feast(English)banquete(Español)banquet(Français)

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 "Festmahl"?
"Festmahl" is spelled F-E-S-T-M-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstˌmaːl].
What does "Festmahl" mean?
As a noun, "Festmahl" means: ein Essen in festlichem Rahmen
How do you pronounce "Festmahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Festmahl" is [ˈfɛstˌmaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Festmahl" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

firmiert#52,844Eusebius#52,828Ersparte#52,821Entgelte#52,807

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list