Sprachfehler

[ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ]

/[ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sprachfehler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprachfehler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprachfehler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sportwissenschaft“ (#76,195), „sprechend“ (#76,197), „Spinnweben“ (#76,194). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprachfehler“ bei #76,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    mangelnde Fähigkeit, bestimmte Laute korrekt auszusprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sprachfehler bei Kindern im Vorschulalter werden nach Einschätzung von Experten oft nicht richtig diagnostiziert.“
  2. „Bei uns finden Sie Informationen zu Sprachfehler (lispeln) nach Zahnimplantation und Medizinrecht.“

Synonyms

Sprechfehler

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 "Sprachfehler"?
"Sprachfehler" is spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-F-E-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ].
What does "Sprachfehler" mean?
As a noun, "Sprachfehler" means: mangelnde Fähigkeit, bestimmte Laute korrekt auszusprechen
How do you pronounce "Sprachfehler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprachfehler" is [ˈʃpʁaːxˌfeːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprachfehler" come from?
"Sprachfehler" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list