gefeiert

[ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt]

/[ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt]/ adj

The verdict

“gefeiert” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,735
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch besondere Eigenschaften oder Leistungen geschätzt und verehrt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefeiert · gefeiert · German

gefeiert · rank #3,735 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,735
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gedreht

Nearest frequency peer: gedreht (-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 „gefeiert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gefeiert“ 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).

gefeiert vs gefeit
75% similar
gefeiert vs geleert
75% similar
gefeiert vs gefeuert
88% similar

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

Key facts for gefeiert
PropertyValue
Headwordgefeiert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,735
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gefeiert“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gedreht“ (#3,734), „Gemüse“ (#3,736), „führten“ (#3,733). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefeiert“ bei #3,735. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gefeiert (IPA [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,735 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "durch besondere Eigenschaften oder Leistungen geschätzt und verehrt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gefeiert, with forms such as "egfeiert", "geefiert", and "gefeeirt". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gefeit", "geleert", "gefeuert", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gefeiert, spelled G-E-F-E-I-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch besondere Eigenschaften oder Leistungen geschätzt und verehrt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der international gefeierte Filmemacher und Künstler hat sich mit kühn konstruierten, elliptisch erzählten, aber durch ihre atmosphärische Dichte und zugängliche Metaphorik fesselnden Kinoarbeiten einen Namen gemacht.
  2. Dem bislang zu Recht gefeierten US-Autor schlägt nun also erstmals ordentlich Kritikergegenwind entgegen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egfeiert
  • geefiert
  • gefeeirt
  • gefeierrt
  • gefeiertt
  • gefeietr
  • gefeiret
  • geffeiert
  • gefieert
  • gfeeiert
  • ggefeiert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egfeiert2geefiert2gefeeirt2gefeierrt1gefeiertt1gefeietr2gefeiret2geffeiert1
Edit distance from "gefeiert"

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 "gefeiert"?
"gefeiert" is spelled G-E-F-E-I-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt].
What does "gefeiert" mean?
As an adjective, "gefeiert" means: durch besondere Eigenschaften oder Leistungen geschätzt und verehrt
What words are commonly confused with "gefeiert"?
"gefeiert" is commonly confused with "gefeit", "geleert", "gefeuert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gefeiert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefeiert" is [ɡəˈfaɪ̯ɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefeiert" come from?
"gefeiert" 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 "gefeiert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list