Navnet er skrevet feil.

Because navnet is the definite form of navn.

• navn = name / a name
• navnet = the name

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

Since the sentence talks about a specific name, Norwegian uses navnet.

Skrevet is the past participle of the verb å skrive (to write).

Main forms:

• å skrive = to write
• skriver = writes / is writing
• skrev = wrote
• har skrevet = have/has written

In this sentence, skrevet is part of er skrevet, which gives the idea of is written or has been written.

Because er skrevet is not saying that someone has written the name. It focuses on the result/state of the name.

• Navnet er skrevet feil = The name is written incorrectly / The name is misspelled
• Noen har skrevet navnet feil = Someone has written the name incorrectly

So:

• har skrevet usually points more directly to an action done by someone
• er skrevet focuses on how the name appears now

This is very natural Norwegian for talking about something being written incorrectly.

Yes, effectively it is.

Navnet er skrevet feil has a passive-like meaning:

• the subject (navnet) is receiving the action
• the sentence does not say who wrote it

It is similar in meaning to English:

• The name is written incorrectly
• The name has been written wrong
• The name is misspelled

So even if a learner first thinks of written as just a participle, the whole construction works like a passive/resultative expression.

Here feil means wrong / incorrectly.

In this sentence, it tells you how the name was written:

• skrevet feil = written incorrectly

Very common expressions:

• si feil = say something wrong
• skrive feil = write something wrong
• gjøre feil = make a mistake / do something wrong

So here feil is not being used as a mistake; it functions more like wrongly/incorrectly.

Because Norwegian commonly puts this kind of word after the participle or verb phrase.

So:

• skrevet feil = written wrong / written incorrectly

This word order is very natural in Norwegian. English often prefers incorrectly, but Norwegian frequently uses feil after the verb instead.

Yes. Navnet er feilskrevet is also correct and very natural.

There is a small stylistic difference:

• Navnet er skrevet feil = literally The name is written wrong
• Navnet er feilskrevet = The name is misspelled

The one-word form feilskrevet is often a bit more compact and direct, while skrevet feil is very everyday and transparent.

Not necessarily. Both are good.

• skrevet feil sounds very common and conversational
• feilskrevet can sound a little more precise or formal, depending on context

A learner should understand and be able to use both.

Yes, absolutely. That is one of the best English translations.

Depending on context, it could also be:

• The name is written incorrectly
• The name has been written wrong

If the issue is spelling, misspelled is a very natural English equivalent.

The structure is:

• Navnet = subject
• er = verb
• skrevet = past participle
• feil = adverb-like word meaning wrong/incorrectly

So the pattern is:

Subject + er + participle + feil

This is a normal Norwegian sentence pattern.

Yes, slightly.

• Navnet er skrevet feil focuses on the current result: the name is written wrong
• Navnet ble skrevet feil focuses more on the event in the past: the name got written wrong / was written wrong

So:

• er skrevet feil = result/state
• ble skrevet feil = past event

Both are correct, but they do not emphasize exactly the same thing.

A careful approximation is:

NAHV-neht ehr SKREV-et file

A few notes:

• navnet: the a is like a broad ah
• skrevet: the v is pronounced, and the stress is on the first syllable
• feil sounds roughly like English file, though not exactly the same

As in most Norwegian sentences, the voice usually falls a bit at the end in a neutral statement.

Yes, very easily.

Examples:

• Adressen er skrevet feil. = The address is written incorrectly.
• Etternavnet er skrevet feil. = The surname is written incorrectly.
• Datoen er skrevet feil. = The date is written incorrectly.

So once you know er skrevet feil, you can reuse it with many words.

Because Norwegian usually marks definiteness by attaching it to the noun itself.

So instead of:

• the name

Norwegian uses:

• navnet

This is one of the biggest differences from English noun structure.

Yes. Feil can also be a noun meaning mistake / error / fault.

For example:

• Det er en feil. = That is a mistake / There is an error.

But in Navnet er skrevet feil, it is not a noun. Here it means wrong / incorrectly. The context makes that clear.

It is neutral and natural. You could use it in everyday speech, in an email, at an office, at a school, or in customer service.

For example:

• when correcting a document
• when pointing out a spelling problem
• when talking about a registration form

So it is neither especially formal nor especially casual.