fiesta

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The verdict

“fiesta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,125
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feierliche Veranstaltung; Festlichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-fiesta · fiesta · German

fiesta · rank #23,125 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,125
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH feuert

Nearest frequency peer: feuert (-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 „fiesta“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fiesta“ 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).

fiesta vs fist
67% similar
fiesta vs First
50% similar
fiesta vs of
0% similar

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

Key facts for fiesta
PropertyValue
Headwordfiesta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,125
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fiesta“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „feuert“ (#23,124), „fixieren“ (#23,126), „feststeht“ (#23,123). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fiesta“ bei #23,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fiesta (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,125 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "feierliche Veranstaltung; Festlichkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fiesta, with forms such as "feista", "ffiesta", and "fiesat". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fist", "First", "of", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is fiesta, spelled F-I-E-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    feierliche Veranstaltung; Festlichkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „At the annual fiesta in Bunol on Wednesday, trucks dumped 125 tons of ripe tomatoes for some 22,000 participants —many from abroad — to throw during the hour-long morning festivities.“

Synonyms

celebrationparty

This word in other languages

fiesta(Español)festivité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • feista
  • ffiesta
  • fiesat
  • fiessta
  • fiestta
  • fietsa
  • fiseta
  • ifesta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fiesta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

feista2ffiesta1fiesat2fiessta1fiestta1fietsa2fiseta2ifesta2
Edit distance from "fiesta"

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 "fiesta"?
"fiesta" is spelled F-I-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "fiesta" mean?
As a noun, "fiesta" means: feierliche Veranstaltung; Festlichkeit
What words are commonly confused with "fiesta"?
"fiesta" is commonly confused with "fist", "First", "of". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fiesta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fiesta" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fiesta" come from?
"fiesta" 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 "fiesta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feuert#23,124fernab#23,122Feigen#23,121Fackel#23,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Dutch8 variantsCrack8 variantscamera8 variantsBissen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list