feststellten

[ˈfɛstˌʃtɛltn̩]

/[ˈfɛstˌʃtɛltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“feststellten” is uncommon German (frequency #71,330 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,330
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststellen

Corpus desk

Index DE-feststellten · feststellten · German

feststellten · rank #71,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,330
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Festspiel

Nearest frequency peer: Festspiel (-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 „feststellten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for feststellten
PropertyValue
Headwordfeststellten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛstˌʃtɛltn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#71,330
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „feststellten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).feststelltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Festspiel“ (#71,329), „Feuergefecht“ (#71,331), „fertigmachen“ (#71,327). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „feststellten“ bei #71,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

feststellten is uncommon German at frequency #71,330 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for feststellten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is feststellten, spelled F-E-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststellen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststellen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststellen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs 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 "feststellten"?
"feststellten" is spelled F-E-S-T-S-T-E-L-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛltn̩].
What does "feststellten" mean?
As a verb, "feststellten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs feststellen
How do you pronounce "feststellten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "feststellten" is [ˈfɛstˌʃtɛltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "feststellten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Feuergefecht#71,331fertigmachen#71,327extravagante#71,312frustrierten#71,352

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list