Druckfehlerteufel
German, noun/ˈdrʊkfeːlɐtɔɪ̯fl̩/
Druckfehlerteufel is spelled D-R-U-C-K-F-E-H-L-E-R-T-E-U-F-E-L (17 letters). Druckfehlerteufel is a German masculine noun meaning “typo gremlin, misprint gremlin (imaginary being purportedly responsible for typos and misprints)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein imaginäres (= nicht existierendes) Wesen, das für Fehler in gedruckten Texten verantwortlich gemacht wird”.
What does Druckfehlerteufel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetypo gremlin, misprint gremlin (imaginary being purportedly responsible for typos and misprints)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein imaginäres (= nicht existierendes) Wesen, das für Fehler in gedruckten Texten verantwortlich gemacht wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Druckfehlerteufel
- Druckfehlerteufels genitive
- Druckfehlerteufeln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Druckfehlerteufel?
- /ˈdrʊkfeːlɐtɔɪ̯fl̩/
- [ˈdʁʊkfeːlɐˌtɔɪ̯fl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.