besinnungslos
[beˈzɪnʊŋsˌloːs]
The verdict
“besinnungslos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne dass der normale Verstand eingreift, den Emotionen ausgeliefert, außer sich seiend
Corpus desk
Index DE-besinnungslos · besinnungslos · German
besinnungslos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besinnungslos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [beˈzɪnʊŋsˌloːs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „besinnungslos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
besinnungslos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [beˈzɪnʊŋsˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for besinnungslos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is besinnungslos, spelled B-E-S-I-N-N-U-N-G-S-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne dass der normale Verstand eingreift, den Emotionen ausgeliefert, außer sich seiend
- 2ohne Bewusstsein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how besinnungslos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In besinnungsloser Wut schlug sie auf den Angreifer ein.
In besinnungsloser Angst rannten sie panisch die Hauptstraße hinunter Richtung Marktplatz.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.