festejen

[fesˈt̪exẽn]

/[fesˈt̪exẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“festejen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,955 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,955
frequency rank, Spanish
18,759
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de festejar.

Key facts for festejen
PropertyValue
Headwordfestejen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fesˈt̪exẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#91,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “festejen” 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). festejen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

festejen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,955 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fesˈt̪exẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for festejen, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is festejen, spelled F-E-S-T-E-J-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de festejar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de festejar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "festejen"?
"festejen" is spelled F-E-S-T-E-J-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fesˈt̪exẽn].
What does "festejen" mean?
As a verb, "festejen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de festejar.
How do you pronounce "festejen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festejen" is [fesˈt̪exẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festejen" come from?
"festejen" 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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Using “festejen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-E-S-T-E-J-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fesˈt̪exẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list