fehlerhaft

adj

The verdict

“fehlerhaft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erroné, erronée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fehlerhaft · fehlerhaft · French

fehlerhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for fehlerhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordfehlerhaft
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fehlerhaft » en français

fehlerhaftn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fehlerhaft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Erroné, erronée.".

No misspelling variants are generated for fehlerhaft in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fehlerhaft, spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erroné, erronée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie viele der Testkits fehlerhaft waren, teilte die Behörde nicht mit.
  2. Die dem Programm zugrunde liegenden Prognosen seien teilweise fehlerhaft, weil etwa nicht die aktuellsten Daten berücksichtigt worden seien, erklärte die Vorsitzende Richterin.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fehlerhaft"?
"fehlerhaft" is spelled F-E-H-L-E-R-H-A-F-T.
What does "fehlerhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "fehlerhaft" means: Erroné, erronée.
What language does "fehlerhaft" come from?
"fehlerhaft" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list