Fehlersuche
[ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə]
The verdict
“Fehlersuche” is uncommon German (frequency #73,470 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,470
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suche nach einem Fehler oder Fehlern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fehlersuche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #73,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fehlersuche” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fehlersuche is uncommon German at frequency #73,470 among 45,736 “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
- 1Suche 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.
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Using “Fehlersuche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-H-L-E-R-S-U-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfeːlɐˌzuːxə] (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.