fehlerlos
[ˈfeːlɐˌloːs]
The verdict
“fehlerlos” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,949 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #77,949
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Fehler
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fehlerlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlɐˌloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fehlerlos” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fehlerlos is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfeːlɐˌloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,949 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1ohne Fehler
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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.
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Using “fehlerlos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-H-L-E-R-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfeːlɐˌloːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.