fehlerhafter

[ˈfeːlɐhaftɐ]

/[ˈfeːlɐhaftɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“fehlerhafter” is uncommon German (frequency #55,310 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,310
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-fehlerhafter · fehlerhafter · German

fehlerhafter · rank #55,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,310
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feger

Nearest frequency peer: Feger (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fehlerhafter“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fehlerhafter“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fehlerhafter
PropertyValue
Headwordfehlerhafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfeːlɐhaftɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#55,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fehlerhafter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fehlerhafterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Feger“ (#55,309), „Fehlerquote“ (#55,311), „Feindbilder“ (#55,312). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fehlerhafter“ bei #55,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fehlerhafter is uncommon German at frequency #55,310 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfeːlɐhaftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for fehlerhafter in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fehlerhafter, spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fehlerhafter"?
"fehlerhafter" is spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːlɐhaftɐ].
What does "fehlerhafter" mean?
As an adjective, "fehlerhafter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
How do you pronounce "fehlerhafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fehlerhafter" is [ˈfeːlɐhaftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fehlerhafter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fensterbrett#55,314fachmännisch#55,304Fachgeschäft#55,303Essstörungen#55,297

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list