Polyglot Dictionary

Fehler

/ˈfeːlɐ/

der noun A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Fehler

Meaning

  1. mistake, error

    • Das war ein dummer Fehler.

      That was a stupid mistake.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

irrtum

Irrtum is more about a misconception, being mistaken in a belief; Fehler is more general, a mistake or error, including careless ones.

Similar in other languages

English

error

error is the English word for the same thing — both mean "mistake, error."

Practice

1 What does Fehler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war ein dummer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fehler?

See also

nouncore-vocabulary

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