Sprachfehler
[ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ]
The verdict
“Sprachfehler” is uncommon German (frequency #76,196 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,196
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mangelnde Fähigkeit, bestimmte Laute korrekt auszusprechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprachfehler · Sprachfehler · German
Sprachfehler · rank #76,196 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,196
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Sportwissensc…
Nearest frequency peer: Sportwissenschaft (-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 „Sprachfehler“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Spielkonsol…
Spielkonsolen
23,808 corpus weight
- Spinnweben
Spinnweben
23,807 corpus weight
- Sportwissen…
Sportwissenschaft
23,806 corpus weight
- Sprachfehler
Sprachfehler
23,805 corpus weight
- sprechend
sprechend
23,804 corpus weight
- Sprechweise
Sprechweise
23,803 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sprachfehler“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sprachfehler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #76,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprachfehler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sprachfehler is uncommon German at frequency #76,196 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mangelnde Fähigkeit, bestimmte Laute korrekt auszusprechen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sprachfehler, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sprachfehler, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-F-E-H-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1mangelnde Fähigkeit, bestimmte Laute korrekt auszusprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprachfehler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sprachfehler bei Kindern im Vorschulalter werden nach Einschätzung von Experten oft nicht richtig diagnostiziert.“
„Bei uns finden Sie Informationen zu Sprachfehler (lispeln) nach Zahnimplantation und Medizinrecht.“
Synonyms
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.
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