Fehlinformation
[ˈfeːlʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Fehlinformation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Information, die die Tatsachen nicht korrekt wiedergibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fehlinformation · Fehlinformation · German
Fehlinformation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fehlinformation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehlinformation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fehlinformation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlʔɪnfɔʁmaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Information, die die Tatsachen nicht korrekt wiedergibt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fehlinformation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fehlinformation, spelled F-E-H-L-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Information, die die Tatsachen nicht korrekt wiedergibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fehlinformation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Mai 2020 führte es ein eingekreistes Ausrufezeichn ein, um mögliche (oder wahrscheinliche) Fehlinformationen als solche zu kennzeichnen.“
Synonyms
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.