fallibel
[faˈliːbl̩]
The verdict
“fallibel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fehlbar, dem Irrtum unterworfen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fallibel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [faˈliːbl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fallibel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fallibel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [faˈliːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fehlbar, dem Irrtum unterworfen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fallibel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fallibel, spelled F-A-L-L-I-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1fehlbar, dem Irrtum unterworfen
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fallibel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-L-L-I-B-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.