fehlgeschlagen

Name: fehlgeschlagen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]

/[ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fehlgeschlagen” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,929
frequency rank, German: 3,474
“F” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlschlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fehlgeschlagen · fehlgeschlagen · German

fehlgeschlagen · rank #36,929 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #36,929
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 23 variants
BOOK-MID 3,474
PHOTO-FINISH Fehlentscheid…

Nearest frequency peer: Fehlentscheidungen (-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.

Farbiger

63,075
Farbstoffe

63,074
Fehlentsche…

63,073
fehlgeschla…

63,072
Felicitas

63,070
Fernwärme

63,069

What this shows „fehlgeschlagen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for fehlgeschlagen
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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fehlgeschlagen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fehlgeschlagenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#36,929

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fehlentscheidungen“ (#36,928), „Farbstoffe“ (#36,927), „Felicitas“ (#36,931). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fehlgeschlagen“ bei #36,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around fehlgeschlagen (IPA [ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,929 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

1
Partizip 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.

Edit distance from "fehlgeschlagen"

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 "fehlgeschlagen"?

"fehlgeschlagen" is spelled F-E-H-L-G-E-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩].

What does "fehlgeschlagen" mean?

As a verb, "fehlgeschlagen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fehlschlagen

What are common misspellings of "fehlgeschlagen"?

Common misspellings include "efhlgeschlagen", "fehgleschlagen", "fehhlgeschlagen", "fehlegschlagen", "fehlgecshlagen". The correct spelling is "fehlgeschlagen".

How do you pronounce "fehlgeschlagen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fehlgeschlagen" is [ˈfeːlɡəˌʃlaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fehlgeschlagen" come from?

"fehlgeschlagen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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