fel

fel as an adverb

fel as a noun(ett fel)

fel in a sentence

• gå in genom fel dörr
  go through the wrong door
• Fel svar ger inga poäng
  A wrong answer gives no points
• Det är fel att döda
  Killing is wrong
• Vi gick fel väg
  We went the wrong way
• Vi gick på fel buss
  We got on the wrong bus
• skörden har slagit fel
  the crop failed
• ta fel på tiden
  make a mistake about the time
• räkna fel
  miscount, miscalculate
• Hon svarade fel på hälften av frågorna
  She answered wrong on half of the questions
• Planen slog fel
  The plan failed

Expressions

• satsa på fel häst
  bet on the wrong horse

Words built with fel

• felgrepp mistake, slip, error
• felbedömning miscalculation, misjudgement
• felsteg false step, slip-up
• felmarginal margin of error
• tjänstefel official misconduct, malpractice
• felparkering parking offence
• felfri faultless

Questions

Similar words

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Origin

From Middle Low German feil, from French faille (“fault, flaw”).

Nearby common words

fel is number 170 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 166detta this
• 167låta let, sound
• 168gjort done
• 169hem home
• 171ringa call, ring
• 172blev was, got
• 173utan without
• 174tog took