Fehl

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Fehl (plural Fehls)

  1. A surname.

Statistics[edit]

  • 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.

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /feːl/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

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

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

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Further reading[edit]

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