Fehlinvestition
[ˈfeːlʔɪnvɛstiˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Fehlinvestition” 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) - Investition, die nicht den erwarteten Nutzen gebracht hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-fehlinvestition · Fehlinvestition · German
Fehlinvestition · 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 | Fehlinvestition |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlʔɪnvɛstiˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehlinvestition“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fehlinvestition is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlʔɪnvɛstiˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Investition, die nicht den erwarteten Nutzen gebracht hat".
Fehlinvestition has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fehlinvestition, spelled F-E-H-L-I-N-V-E-S-T-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Investition, die nicht den erwarteten Nutzen gebracht hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fehlinvestition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seltenes Geständnis: Warren Buffett gibt zu, eine Fehlinvestition getätigt zu haben.“
„Der Holtzbrinck-Verlag muss StudiVZ nun als Fehlinvestition verbuchen.“
This word in other languages
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.