festlegen
\ˈfɛstˌleːɡn̩\
The verdict
“festlegen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déterminer, fixer, spécifier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-festlegen · festlegen · French
festlegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | festlegen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfɛstˌleːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
festlegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfɛstˌleːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for festlegen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is festlegen, spelled F-E-S-T-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déterminer, fixer, spécifier.
- 2Exiger de quelqu'un un renseignement, un consentement ou une promesse contraignante.
- 3Se décider.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how festlegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben festgelegt, von diesem Artikel immer einen Sicherheitsbestand vorzuhalten.
Wie genau die Bewohner des Gazastreifens nach Madagaskar kommen, will Trump bei einer internationalen Konferenz festlegen. "Ich könnte mir vorstellen, dass wir sie in Berlin am Wannsee stattfinden lassen könnten."
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.