Festumzug

[ˈfɛstʔʊmˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈfɛstʔʊmˌt͡suːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Festumzug” is uncommon German (frequency #74,557 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,557
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Umzug durch eine Stadt oder eine Gemeinde anlässlich eines großen Festes

Corpus desk

Index DE-festumzug · Festumzug · German

Festumzug · rank #74,557 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,557
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Festgenommene

Nearest frequency peer: Festgenommene (-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 „Festumzug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Festumzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordFestumzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstʔʊmˌt͡suːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Festumzug“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Festumzugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Festgenommene“ (#74,556), „Feuerschutz“ (#74,558), „Fertiggerichte“ (#74,555). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Festumzug“ bei #74,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Festumzug is uncommon German at frequency #74,557 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛstʔʊmˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Umzug durch eine Stadt oder eine Gemeinde anlässlich eines großen Festes".

Festumzug has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Festumzug, spelled F-E-S-T-U-M-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Umzug durch eine Stadt oder eine Gemeinde anlässlich eines großen Festes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Jahr ist der Festumzug besonders schön.
  2. „Weil mehrere Militärkapellen aufspielten, glich der Marsch durch Kowno einem Festumzug.“

Synonyms

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 "Festumzug"?
"Festumzug" is spelled F-E-S-T-U-M-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstʔʊmˌt͡suːk].
What does "Festumzug" mean?
As a noun, "Festumzug" means: der Umzug durch eine Stadt oder eine Gemeinde anlässlich eines großen Festes
How do you pronounce "Festumzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Festumzug" is [ˈfɛstʔʊmˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Festumzug" come from?
"Festumzug" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list