how to pronounce fehl

/feːl/

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fehl is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of fehl in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… die meisten nur fehl am platz besuchten …”

meanings of fehl

noun:

A card that is not trump.
Fault; flaw; failure.

fehl frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word fehl occurs in german on average 5.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.