Which to use
“fêtera” is a verb and “fêtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,521
- “fêtera” frequency rank
- #2,929
- “fêtes” frequency rank
- 38450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fêtera | fêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de fêter. | Pluriel de fête. |
Where the eye mixes fêtera and fêtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fêtera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fêtes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fêtera with fêtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fêtera is \fɛ.tə.ʁa\ while fêtes is \fɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fêtera is recorded at frequency rank #35,521, classified as averb, pronounced \fɛ.tə.ʁa\. fêtes is at rank #2,929, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɛt\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38450, this pair ranks #255,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fêtera vs fêtes
Shared letters: eftê. Private to "fêtera": ar. Private to "fêtes": s.
"fêtera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fêtes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fêtera" for "fêtes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fêtera" vs "fêtes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fêtera" and "fêtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fêtera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fêtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fêtera" and "fêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fêtera vs fever". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #255,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.