Fehlersuche

[ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə]

/[ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə]/ noun

The verdict

“Fehlersuche” is uncommon German (frequency #73,470 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,470
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suche nach einem Fehler oder Fehlern

Corpus desk

Index DE-fehlersuche · Fehlersuche · German

Fehlersuche · rank #73,470 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,470
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Feinstaubbela…

Nearest frequency peer: Feinstaubbelastung (+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 „Fehlersuche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fehlersuche
PropertyValue
HeadwordFehlersuche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,470
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehlersuche“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Feinstaubbelastung“ (#73,471), „Faschingsumzug“ (#73,468), „Feldwege“ (#73,472). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fehlersuche“ bei #73,470. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fehlersuche is uncommon German at frequency #73,470 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suche nach einem Fehler oder Fehlern".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Fehlersuche in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fehlersuche, spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-S-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suche nach einem Fehler oder Fehlern

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 "Fehlersuche"?
"Fehlersuche" is spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-S-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə].
What does "Fehlersuche" mean?
As a noun, "Fehlersuche" means: Suche nach einem Fehler oder Fehlern
How do you pronounce "Fehlersuche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fehlersuche" is [ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fehlersuche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list