festeja

[fesˈt̪exa]

/[fesˈt̪exa]/ verb

The verdict

“festeja” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,228
frequency rank, Spanish
18,759
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de festejar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-festeja · festeja · Spanish

festeja · rank #27,228 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,228
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 18,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH fas

Nearest frequency peer: fas (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “festeja”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “festeja” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

festeja vs festejo
86% similar
festeja vs festiva
71% similar
festeja vs festejos
75% similar

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

Key facts for festeja
PropertyValue
Headwordfesteja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fesˈt̪exa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,228
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “festeja” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). festeja lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around festeja (IPA [fesˈt̪exa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,228 among 18,759 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for festeja, with forms such as "efsteja", "fesetja", and "fessteja". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "festejo", "festiva", "festejos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is festeja, spelled F-E-S-T-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de festejar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de festejar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efsteja
  • fesetja
  • fessteja
  • festeaj
  • festejja
  • festjea
  • festteja
  • fetseja
  • ffesteja
  • fseteja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of festeja - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efsteja2fesetja2fessteja1festeaj2festejja1festjea2festteja1fetseja2
Edit distance from "festeja"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "festeja"?
"festeja" is spelled F-E-S-T-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [fesˈt̪exa].
What does "festeja" mean?
As a verb, "festeja" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de festejar.
What words are commonly confused with "festeja"?
"festeja" is commonly confused with "festejo", "festiva", "festejos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "festeja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festeja" is [fesˈt̪exa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festeja" come from?
"festeja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "festeja", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list