fehlerlos

[ˈfeːlɐˌloːs]

/[ˈfeːlɐˌloːs]/ adj

The verdict

“fehlerlos” is uncommon German (frequency #77,949 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,949
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Fehler

Corpus desk

Index DE-fehlerlos · fehlerlos · German

fehlerlos · rank #77,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,949
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fehleinschätz…

Nearest frequency peer: Fehleinschätzungen (-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 „fehlerlos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fehlerlos
PropertyValue
Headwordfehlerlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfeːlɐˌloːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fehlerlos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fehlerlosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fehleinschätzungen“ (#77,948), „fehlgeleitete“ (#77,950), „Favoritenrolle“ (#77,947). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fehlerlos“ bei #77,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fehlerlos is uncommon German at frequency #77,949 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfeːlɐˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Fehler".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fehlerlos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fehlerlos, spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Fehler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fehlerlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die neue Software zur Gesichtserkennung arbeitet fast fehlerlos.
  2. „Schon auf der Vorstellung von Android 4.1 fiel mir auf, dass die Spracheingabe von Google sehr flüssig, schnell und fehlerlos funktionierte.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "fehlerlos"?
"fehlerlos" is spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːlɐˌloːs].
What does "fehlerlos" mean?
As an adjective, "fehlerlos" means: ohne Fehler
How do you pronounce "fehlerlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fehlerlos" is [ˈfeːlɐˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fehlerlos" come from?
"fehlerlos" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list