fahrlässig

/[ˈfaːɐ̯lɛsɪç]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,538

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

fahrlässig is anGermanadj. It means: sorglos, unbedacht Pronounced [ˈfaːɐ̯lɛsɪç]. Often confused with fahrlässige and fahrlässiger.

Key facts for fahrlässig
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Headwordfahrlässig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfaːɐ̯lɛsɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,538
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of fahrlässig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for fahrlässig is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaːɐ̯lɛsɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,538 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for fahrlässig, with forms such as "afhrlässig", "fahhrlässig", and "fahlrässig". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fahrlässige", "fahrlässiger", "fahrlässigen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is fahrlässig, spelled F-A-H-R-L-Ä-S-S-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sorglos, unbedacht
  2. 2
    unbeabsichtigte Art und Weise einer strafbaren Handlung oder Unterlassung bei gegebener Einsichtsfähigkeit
  3. 3
    unbeabsichtigte Art und Weise einer strafbaren Handlung oder Unterlassung bei gegebener Einsichtsfähigkeit
  4. 4
    unbeabsichtigte Art und Weise einer strafbaren Handlung oder Unterlassung bei gegebener Einsichtsfähigkeit
  5. 5
    die im Verkehr erforderliche Sorgfalt außer Acht lassend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afhrlässig,fahhrlässig,fahlrässig,fahrllässig,fahrlsäsig,fahrläsig,fahrläsisg,fahrlässgi,fahrlässigg,fahrläßig,fahrrlässig,fahrälssig,farhlässig,ffahrlässig,fharlässig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fahrlässig

Misspelling Variants of "fahrlässig"

afhrlässig10fahhrlässig11fahlrässig10fahrllässig11fahrlsäsig10fahrläsig9fahrläsisg10fahrlässgi10
Misspelling Variants of "fahrlässig"

Frequency rank: #18,538 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fahrlässig"?
"fahrlässig" is spelled F-A-H-R-L-Ä-S-S-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːɐ̯lɛsɪç].
What does "fahrlässig" mean?
As an adj, "fahrlässig" means: sorglos, unbedacht
What words are commonly confused with "fahrlässig"?
"fahrlässig" is commonly confused with "fahrlässige", "fahrlässiger", "fahrlässigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fahrlässig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fahrlässig" is [ˈfaːɐ̯lɛsɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fahrlässig" come from?
"fahrlässig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.