feststellen

[ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən]

/[ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“feststellen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,730. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,730
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Sachverhalt ermitteln über den Status Auskunft geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-feststellen · feststellen · German

feststellen · rank #3,730 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,730
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feinde

Nearest frequency peer: Feinde (-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 „feststellen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „feststellen“ 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).

feststellen vs feststellt
82% similar
feststellen vs feststellte
82% similar
feststellen vs Feststellung
75% similar

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

Key facts for feststellen
PropertyValue
Headwordfeststellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,730
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „feststellen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.feststellenliegt 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: „Feinde“ (#3,729), „Flächen“ (#3,731), „Faktoren“ (#3,728). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feststellen“ bei #3,730. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around feststellen (IPA [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,730 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for feststellen, with forms such as "efststellen", "fesststellen", and "fessttellen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "feststellt", "feststellte", "Feststellung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is feststellen, spelled F-E-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Sachverhalt ermitteln über den Status Auskunft geben
  2. 2
    sich eines Sachverhaltes bewusst werden
  3. 3
    etwas in einer Position befestigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Notar stellte fest, dass der Vertrag noch nicht unterschriftsreif war.
  2. Könnte mal jemand feststellen, ob wir noch ausreichend Druckerpatronen haben?

This word in other languages

determine(English)comprobar(Español)constater(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efststellen
  • fesststellen
  • fessttellen
  • festsetllen
  • festsstellen
  • feststeleln
  • feststelen
  • feststellenn
  • feststellne
  • feststlelen
  • feststtellen
  • festtsellen
  • festtstellen
  • fetsstellen
  • ffeststellen
  • fsetstellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of feststellen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efststellen2fesststellen1fessttellen2festsetllen2festsstellen1feststeleln2feststelen1feststellenn1
Edit distance from "feststellen"

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 "feststellen"?
"feststellen" is spelled F-E-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən].
What does "feststellen" mean?
As a verb, "feststellen" means: einen Sachverhalt ermitteln über den Status Auskunft geben
What words are commonly confused with "feststellen"?
"feststellen" is commonly confused with "feststellt", "feststellte", "Feststellung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "feststellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feststellen" is [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feststellen" come from?
"feststellen" 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 "feststellen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Regensburg16 variantsÖsterreicher16 variantsausgestattet16 variantsVorschläge16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list