festschrift
fest·schrift/ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/noun
festschrift is spelled F-E-S-T-S-C-H-R-I-F-T: 11 letters and 2 syllables (fest·schrift). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, festschrift means “A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of festschrift is festschrifts or festschriften.
How many letters and syllables are in festschrift?
| Letters | 11: F-E-S-T-S-C-H-R-I-F-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fest·schrift |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is festschrift?
Festschrift appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce festschrift?
- UK /ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/
- US /ˈfɛstˌʃɹɪft/
Festschrift has 2 syllables, split fest·schrift in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-festschrift.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of festschrift
- festschrifts plural
- festschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does festschrift mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of festschrift.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Festschrift in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense collection published as a memorial or tribute to a scholar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mélanges, études offertes |
| German | Festschrift |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does festschrift come from?
Borrowed from German Festschrift, from Fest (“celebration; festival”) + Schrift (“writing (work of an author)”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).