Fehler
German, noun/ˈfeːlɐ/
Fehler is spelled F-E-H-L-E-R (6 letters) and appears 115 times per million words in written German, the 756th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fehler is a German masculine noun meaning “fault, error, mistake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abweichung von einem optimalen Zustand, Verfahren oder dem Richtigen”.
What does Fehler mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinefault, error, mistake
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abweichung von einem optimalen Zustand, Verfahren oder dem Richtigen 2. eine schadhafte Stelle, eine Stelle mit einem Mangel 3. eine falsche Entscheidung, eine falsche Handlung 4. eine körperliche oder charakterliche Schwäche
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 Fehler
- Fehlers genitive
- Fehlern dative definite plural
- F abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fehler?
- /ˈfeːlɐ/
- [ˈfeːlɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fehler
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fehler in German?
Fehler appears 115 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).