Festungen

[ˈfɛstʊŋən]

/[ˈfɛstʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Festungen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,542
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Festung

Corpus desk

Index DE-festungen · Festungen · German

Festungen · rank #31,542 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,542
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH festliche

Nearest frequency peer: festliche (-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 „Festungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Festungen“ 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).

Festungen vs Festung
78% similar
Festungen vs festigen
67% similar
Festungen vs festlegen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Festungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFestungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛstʊŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,542
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Festungen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Festungenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „festliche“ (#31,541), „Festanstellung“ (#31,540), „files“ (#31,544). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Festungen“ bei #31,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Festungen (IPA [ˈfɛstʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,542 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Festungen, with forms such as "efstungen", "fesstungen", and "festnugen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Festung", "festigen", "festlegen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Festungen, spelled F-E-S-T-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Festung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Festung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Festung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Festung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efstungen
  • fesstungen
  • festnugen
  • festtungen
  • festugnen
  • festunegn
  • festungenn
  • festunggen
  • festungne
  • festunngen
  • fesutngen
  • fetsungen
  • ffestungen
  • fsetungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efstungen2fesstungen1festnugen2festtungen1festugnen2festunegn2festungenn1festunggen1
Edit distance from "Festungen"

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 "Festungen"?
"Festungen" is spelled F-E-S-T-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛstʊŋən].
What does "Festungen" mean?
As a noun, "Festungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Festung
What words are commonly confused with "Festungen"?
"Festungen" is commonly confused with "Festung", "festigen", "festlegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Festungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Festungen" is [ˈfɛstʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Festungen" come from?
"Festungen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

festliche#31,541Esszimmer#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