fete
/feɪt/noun, verb
fete is spelled F-E-T-E: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fete means “A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fete is fetes or fêtes.
How many letters and syllables are in fete?
| Letters | 4: F-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fete?
Fete appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 fete?
- /feɪt/
- /fɛt/
Fete has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fete.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with fete
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: fate (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with fete?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as fete.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: feet.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fete
- fetes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fête
- feting participle, present
- feted participle, past
- fêtes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fêting participle, present
- fêted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
The final fete of the year was held at the Plymouth Hoe on 20 July, where fine weather and crowds of people ensured much support for local charities and boosted club finds.
- 2
A feast, celebration or carnival.
verb
- 1
To celebrate (a person).
noun
- 1
UKAlternative spelling of fete.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of fete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fete in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kermesse , fêter |
| Portuguese | quermesse |
| Spanish | feria, fiesta |
| German | feiern, ehren, verehren |
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.