Fehltritt

[ˈfeːlˌtʁɪt]

/[ˈfeːlˌtʁɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fehltritt” is uncommon German (frequency #52,835 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,835
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine moralisch betrachtet falsche Tat

Corpus desk

Index DE-fehltritt · Fehltritt · German

Fehltritt · rank #52,835 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,835
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH feministischer

Nearest frequency peer: feministischer (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fehltritt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fehltritt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fehltritt
PropertyValue
HeadwordFehltritt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːlˌtʁɪt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,835
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehltritt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fehltrittfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „feministischer“ (#52,836), „Familienurlaub“ (#52,833), „Festmahl“ (#52,837). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fehltritt“ bei #52,835. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fehltritt is uncommon German at frequency #52,835 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlˌtʁɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fehltritt, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fehltritt, spelled F-E-H-L-T-R-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine moralisch betrachtet falsche Tat
  2. 2
    falscher Schritt beim Gehen, sodass man ungünstig mit dem Fuß aufsetzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fehltritt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Diesen Fehltritt kannst du nicht mal eben so ausgleichen.
  2. „Private Fehltritte von Politikern in der Midlife-Krise als Staatsaffäre zu bezeichnen, das wäre zu viel der Ehre für die Herren.“

This word in other languages

misstep(English)desaguisado(Español)faux pas(Français)

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 "Fehltritt"?
"Fehltritt" is spelled F-E-H-L-T-R-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːlˌtʁɪt].
What does "Fehltritt" mean?
As a noun, "Fehltritt" means: eine moralisch betrachtet falsche Tat
How do you pronounce "Fehltritt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fehltritt" is [ˈfeːlˌtʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fehltritt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fehltritt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Filmtitel#52,840folgenlos#52,850Frettchen#52,856erbittert#52,811

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list