festeja

/[fesˈt̪exa]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,228

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

festeja is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de festejar. Pronounced [fesˈt̪exa]. Often confused with festejo and festiva.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of festeja in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for festeja is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fesˈt̪exa]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,228 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is festeja, spelled F-E-S-T-E-J-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for festeja

Misspelling Variants of "festeja"

efsteja7fesetja7fessteja8festeaj7festejja8festjea7festteja8fetseja7
Misspelling Variants of "festeja"

Frequency rank: #27,228 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.