Fehlpass

[ˈfeːlˌpas]

/[ˈfeːlˌpas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fehlpass” is uncommon German (frequency #99,773 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,773
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Zuspielen eines Balles (oder eines anderen Spielgerätes), das den angezielten Mitspieler nicht erreicht

Key facts for Fehlpass
PropertyValue
HeadwordFehlpass
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːlˌpas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#99,773
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fehlpass” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fehlpass lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fehlpass is uncommon German at frequency #99,773 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlˌpas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Zuspielen eines Balles (oder eines anderen Spielgerätes), das den angezielten Mitspieler nicht erreicht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Fehlpass in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Fehlpass, spelled F-E-H-L-P-A-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Zuspielen eines Balles (oder eines anderen Spielgerätes), das den angezielten Mitspieler nicht erreicht

Antonyms

TraumpassZuckerpass

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 "Fehlpass"?
"Fehlpass" is spelled F-E-H-L-P-A-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːlˌpas].
What does "Fehlpass" mean?
As a noun, "Fehlpass" means: das Zuspielen eines Balles (oder eines anderen Spielgerätes), das den angezielten Mitspieler nicht erreicht
How do you pronounce "Fehlpass"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fehlpass" is [ˈfeːlˌpas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fehlpass" come from?
"Fehlpass" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Fehlpass”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-H-L-P-A-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfeːlˌpas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list