Falschschreibung
[ˈfalʃˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
The verdict
“Falschschreibung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das falsch geschrieben ist; ein Fehler der Schreibweise
Corpus desk
Index DE-falschschreibung · Falschschreibung · German
Falschschreibung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Falschschreibung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfalʃˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Falschschreibung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Falschschreibung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalʃˌʃʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Falschschreibung in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Falschschreibung, spelled F-A-L-S-C-H-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1etwas, das falsch geschrieben ist; ein Fehler der Schreibweise
- 2die Handlung, etwas falsch zu schreiben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Falschschreibung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine häufige Falschschreibung von „ziemlich“ ist „ziehmlich“.
„Wahrscheinlich trug die Falschschreibung ihres Namens Schuld daran, glaubt Luise jetzt, denn damals konnte sie ihn zwar aussprechen, nicht aber buchstabieren.“
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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.