Fehlfarbe
German, noun/ˈfeːlˌfaʁbə/
Fehlfarbe is spelled F-E-H-L-F-A-R-B-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 85 million words in written German, the 579,518th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fehlfarbe is a German feminine noun meaning “nontrump” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Farbe, die im Spiel nicht Trumpf ist”.
What does Fehlfarbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenontrump
- 2
femininecigar factory second (due to miscolored wrapper leaf)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Farbe, die im Spiel nicht Trumpf ist 2. Farbe, die ein Spieler nicht in der Hand hält 3. unerwünschte Farbabweichung beim Deckblatt von Zigarren 4. Zigarre, mit Fehlern in der Farbe des Deckblatts
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fehlfarbe
- Fehlfarben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fehlfarbe?
- /ˈfeːlˌfaʁbə/
- [ˈfeːlˌfaʁbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fehlfarbe in German?
Fehlfarbe appears about once in every 85 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).