Fahrlässigkeit
[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Fahrlässigkeit” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,717
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, die fahrlässig ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fahrlässigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #22,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fahrlässigkeit” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Fahrlässigkeit (IPA [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,717 among 45,736 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Handlung, die fahrlässig ist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fahrlässigkeit, with forms such as "afhrlässigkeit", "fahhrlässigkeit", and "fahlrässigkeit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fahrlässigkeit, spelled F-A-H-R-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Handlung, die fahrlässig ist
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afhrlässigkeit,fahhrlässigkeit,fahlrässigkeit,fahrllässigkeit,fahrlsäsigkeit,fahrläsigkeit,fahrläsisgkeit,fahrlässgikeit,fahrlässigekit,fahrlässiggkeit,fahrlässigkeitt,fahrlässigketi,fahrlässigkiet,fahrlässigkkeit,fahrlässikgeit,fahrläßigkeit,fahrrlässigkeit,fahrälssigkeit,farhlässigkeit,ffahrlässigkeit,fharlässigkeit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fahrlässigkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fahrlässigkeit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-H-R-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌlɛsɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.