Which to use
“Fehlern” and “Fehlers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,558
- “Fehlern” frequency rank
- #36,319
- “Fehlers” frequency rank
- 44877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fehlern | Fehlers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fehler | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Fehler |
Where the eye mixes Fehlern and Fehlers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Fehlern and Fehlers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Fehlern vs Fehlers
A purely visual mix-up. Fehlern ([ˈfeːlɐn]) and Fehlers ([ˈfeːlɐs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “Fehlern” becomes s in “Fehlers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fehlern is recorded at frequency rank #8,558, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːlɐn]. Fehlers is at rank #36,319, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːlɐs].
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 44877, this pair ranks #1,371,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Fehlern vs Fehlers
Shared letters: efhlr. Private to "Fehlern": n. Private to "Fehlers": s.
"Fehlern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Fehlers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fehlern" and "Fehlers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Fehlern" or "Fehlers" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Fehlern" and "Fehlers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fehlern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fehlers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,371,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fehlern" and "Fehlers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fehlers vs Fühler". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,371,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.