arglos

[ˈaʁkˌloːs]

/[ˈaʁkˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“arglos” is uncommon German (frequency #80,076 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,076
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nichts Böses ahnend; harmlos; treuherzig; blauäugig; unschuldig; ohne Argwohn

Corpus desk

Index DE-arglos · arglos · German

arglos · rank #80,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,076
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arginin

Nearest frequency peer: Arginin (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „arglos“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „arglos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arglos
PropertyValue
Headwordarglos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʁkˌloːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „arglos“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).arglosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Arginin“ (#80,075), „arend“ (#80,074), „Armlehnen“ (#80,078). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „arglos“ bei #80,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arglos is uncommon German at frequency #80,076 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaʁkˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nichts Böses ahnend; harmlos; treuherzig; blauäugig; unschuldig; ohne Argwohn".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arglos, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is arglos, spelled A-R-G-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    nichts Böses ahnend; harmlos; treuherzig; blauäugig; unschuldig; ohne Argwohn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how arglos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ältere Menschen sind meist arglos und öffnen vermeintlichen Telefontechnikern die Tür.
  2. Hier hat eine sehr berechnende, raffinierte junge Dame ihren Charme und ihre Intelligenz eingesetzt, um diesen ziemlich arglosen Mann auszunutzen.

This word in other languages

unsuspecting(English)innocent(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arglos"?
"arglos" is spelled A-R-G-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʁkˌloːs].
What does "arglos" mean?
As an adjective, "arglos" means: nichts Böses ahnend; harmlos; treuherzig; blauäugig; unschuldig; ohne Argwohn
How do you pronounce "arglos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arglos" is [ˈaʁkˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arglos" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arglos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list