Flaw

"Flaw" in German

Absplitterung

(crack or breach)

(burst of wind)

Fehler

(defect, fault)

Macke

(defect, fault)

Makel

(defect, fault)

Makel

(defect in a gemstone)

Riss

(crack or breach)

Schaden

(crack or breach)

Schlupfloch

(defect, fault)

Schwachstelle

(defect, fault)

Sprung

(crack or breach)

Windbö

(burst of wind)

Windstoß

(burst of wind)

Schaden nehmen

(to become imperfect)

beschädigen

(to add a flaw to)

sich verschlechtern

(to become imperfect)

verschlechtern

(to add a flaw to)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.