fehlgeschlagen
[ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“fehlgeschlagen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #36,929 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #36,929
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlschlagen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fehlgeschlagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #36,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fehlgeschlagen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fehlgeschlagen is 14 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,929 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlschlagen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for fehlgeschlagen, with forms such as "efhlgeschlagen", "fehgleschlagen", and "fehhlgeschlagen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fehlgeschlagen, spelled F-E-H-L-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlschlagen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efhlgeschlagen,fehgleschlagen,fehhlgeschlagen,fehlegschlagen,fehlgecshlagen,fehlgescchlagen,fehlgeschalgen,fehlgeschhlagen,fehlgeschlaegn,fehlgeschlagenn,fehlgeschlaggen,fehlgeschlagne,fehlgeschlgaen,fehlgeschllagen,fehlgesclhagen,fehlgeshclagen,fehlgesschlagen,fehlggeschlagen,fehlgsechlagen,fehllgeschlagen,felhgeschlagen,ffehlgeschlagen,fhelgeschlagen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fehlgeschlagen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “fehlgeschlagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-H-L-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩] (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.