Fehlmeldung
[ˈfeːlˌmɛldʊŋ]
The verdict
“Fehlmeldung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unzutreffende Nachricht
Corpus desk
Index DE-fehlmeldung · Fehlmeldung · German
Fehlmeldung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Fehlmeldung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlˌmɛldʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehlmeldung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fehlmeldung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlˌmɛldʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Fehlmeldung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fehlmeldung, spelled F-E-H-L-M-E-L-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1unzutreffende Nachricht
- 2Nachricht, die darüber informiert, was nicht da ist, also darüber, was fehlt Rückmeldung zu einer Anfrage/Abfrage, dass diese zwar bearbeitet wurde, aber darüber hinaus kein inhaltliches Ergebnis zu vermelden ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fehlmeldung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fast 99 Prozent der Alarme waren Fehlmeldungen.
Diese Nachricht hier könnte auch eine Fehlmeldung sein, wir sollten bei dem Kunden noch einmal nachhaken.
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.