Fehlerhaftigkeit
[ˈfeːlɐhaftɪçkaɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Fehlerhaftigkeit” 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) - Eigenschaft oder Zustand, gewisse Mängel oder Schwächen zu haben, also fehlerhaft zu sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-fehlerhaftigkeit · Fehlerhaftigkeit · German
Fehlerhaftigkeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Fehlerhaftigkeit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlɐhaftɪçkaɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehlerhaftigkeit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fehlerhaftigkeit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlɐhaftɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fehlerhaftigkeit in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fehlerhaftigkeit, spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-H-A-F-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1Eigenschaft oder Zustand, gewisse Mängel oder Schwächen zu haben, also fehlerhaft zu sein
- 2etwas, das [1] aufweist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fehlerhaftigkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am Donnerstag haben Sie gesagt, dass Sie das Gesetz wegen seiner Fehlerhaftigkeit nicht unterschreiben werden.“
„Diese hohe Fehlerhaftigkeit bei Hartz-IV schaffe Rechtsunsicherheit, sagte De Felice.“
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.