See also: fehl

English

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Proper noun

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Fehl (plural Fehls)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • 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

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /feːl/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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