fehlgeleitet
[ˈfeːlɡəˌlaɪ̯tət]
The verdict
“fehlgeleitet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlleiten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fehlgeleitet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlɡəˌlaɪ̯tət] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fehlgeleitet” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fehlgeleitet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfeːlɡəˌlaɪ̯tət]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlleiten".
Zero misspellings are on record for fehlgeleitet in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fehlgeleitet, spelled F-E-H-L-G-E-L-E-I-T-E-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlleiten
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fehlgeleitet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-H-L-G-E-L-E-I-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfeːlɡəˌlaɪ̯tət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.