Fehlkommunikation
[ˈfeːlkɔmunikaˌt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Fehlkommunikation” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - missglückte Kommunikation
Corpus desk
Index DE-fehlkommunikation · Fehlkommunikation · German
Fehlkommunikation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Fehlkommunikation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlkɔmunikaˌt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehlkommunikation“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fehlkommunikation is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlkɔmunikaˌt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "missglückte Kommunikation".
Fehlkommunikation has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fehlkommunikation, spelled F-E-H-L-K-O-M-M-U-N-I-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1missglückte Kommunikation
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fehlkommunikation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wilkins suchte nach Wegen, Mängel innerhalb der Sprache und Formen der Fehlkommunikation zu reduzieren – Dinge, die nach seinem Empfinden zu den wichtigsten Gründen für das Elend der Menschheit gehörten.“
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.