Festzug
[ˈfɛstˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Festzug” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,838 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,838
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Umzug durch eine Stadt oder eine Gemeinde anlässlich eines großen Festes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Festzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛstˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Festzug” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Festzug is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛstˌt͡suːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,838 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Umzug durch eine Stadt oder eine Gemeinde anlässlich eines großen Festes".
Festzug has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Festzug, spelled F-E-S-T-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1Umzug durch eine Stadt oder eine Gemeinde anlässlich eines großen Festes
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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.
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Using “Festzug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-S-T-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɛstˌt͡suːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.