# fiesta

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɪˈestə/ · frequency rank #18,560

## Definitions
1. A religious festival.
2. A festive occasion.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast, fest, and fete.

## Easily confused with
- **fist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiesta-vs-fist)
- **FISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiesta-vs-fisa)
- **first** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiesta-vs-first)
- **fists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiesta-vs-fists)
- **finest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiesta-vs-finest)
- **firsts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiesta-vs-firsts)
- **fest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fest-vs-fiesta)
- **feta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feta-vs-fiesta)

## Common misspellings (8)
`feista`, `ffiesta`, `fiesat`, `fiessta`, `fiestta`, `fietsa`, `fiseta`, `ifesta`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fiesta