Fehl

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English

Proper noun

Fehl (plural Fehls)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fehl is the 32396th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 710 individuals. Fehl is most common among White (98.45%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Middle High German væle, Old French faille (“failure”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feːl/
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Noun

Fehl m (strong, genitive Fehles or Fehls, plural Fehle)

  1. (obsolete except in idioms) fault; flaw; failure
    Synonyms: Makel, Defizit
    ohne Fehl und Tadel ― faultless; immaculate
  2. (card games, countable) Ellipsis of Fehlfarbe (“a card that is not trump”).
    Antonym: Trumpf

Declension

Declension of Fehl
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Fehl die Fehle
genitive eines des Fehles, Fehls der Fehle
dative einem dem Fehl, Fehle1 den Fehlen
accusative einen den Fehl die Fehle

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Fehl” in Duden online
  • “Fehl” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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