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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

fel.

wrong, incorrect, erroneous

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/feːl/[feə̯l]
  1. wrong, incorrect, erroneous

    Fel svar ger inga poäng
    Det är fel att döda
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”). See Norwegian feil and Danish fejl. Used in Swedish at least since 1527. For the adverb, the now obsolete form felt was the dominant written form until the mid 19th century.

adv/feːl/[feə̯l]
  1. wrong, wrongly, incorrectly, erroneously

    Hon svarade fel på hälften av frågorna
    Planen slog fel
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”). See Norwegian feil and Danish fejl. Used in Swedish at least since 1527. For the adverb, the now obsolete form felt was the dominant written form until the mid 19th century.

noun/feːl/[feə̯l]
  1. wrong (incorrectness or moral wrongness), (sometimes, by rephrasing) a mistake

    neuter · uncountable
    Jag erkänner, jag gjorde fel
    Han har fel
  2. an error, a fault, a defect, a wrong

    neuter
    Vi hittade flera fel i artikeln
    Det är något fel på datorn
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”). See Norwegian feil and Danish fejl. Used in Swedish at least since 1527. For the adverb, the now obsolete form felt was the dominant written form until the mid 19th century.

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