fehl-
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See fehl.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]fehl-
- A verb and noun prefix: mis-, erroneous, faulty
- Synonym: miss-
- fehl- + Entscheidung (“decision”) → Fehlentscheidung (“wrong decision”)
- fehl- + interpretieren (“interpret”) → fehlinterpretieren (“misinterpret”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Fehl- is commoner with nouns and miss- with verbs. This tendency is not reliable, however, particularly as related nouns and verbs obviously influence each other.