achtlos
German, adjective[ˈaxtloːs]
achtlos is spelled A-C-H-T-L-O-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 47,290th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Achtlos is a German adjective meaning “heedless, unheeding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ohne besondere Aufmerksamkeit”.
What does achtlos mean in English?
adjective
- 1
heedless, unheeding
- 2
careless; thoughtless
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. ohne besondere Aufmerksamkeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of achtlos
- achtloser masculine nominative singular
- am achtlosesten superlative
- achtlose feminine nominative singular
- achtloses neuter nominative singular
- achtlosen genitive masculine singular
- achtlosem dative masculine singular
- der achtlose definite includes-article masculine
- die achtlose definite feminine includes-article
- das achtlose definite includes-article neuter
- die achtlosen definite includes-article nominative
- des achtlosen definite genitive includes-article
- der achtlosen definite feminine genitive
- dem achtlosen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce achtlos?
- [ˈaxtloːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to achtlos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is achtlos in German?
achtlos appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).