fehlerhaftes

[ˈfeːlɐhaftəs]

/[ˈfeːlɐhaftəs]/ adj

The verdict

“fehlerhaftes” is uncommon German (frequency #90,234 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,234
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-fehlerhaftes · fehlerhaftes · German

fehlerhaftes · rank #90,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,234
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,736
  • PHOTO-FINISH Faultiere

Nearest frequency peer: Faultiere (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “fehlerhaftes”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “fehlerhaftes” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for fehlerhaftes
PropertyValue
Headwordfehlerhaftes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfeːlɐhaftəs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fehlerhaftes” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fehlerhaftes lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fehlerhaftes is uncommon German at frequency #90,234 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfeːlɐhaftəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

fehlerhaftes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fehlerhaftes, spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-H-A-F-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlerhaft
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination 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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list