bodenlos
[ˈboːdn̩ˌloːs]
The verdict
“bodenlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so tief, dass man keinen Grund, kein Ende sehen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-bodenlos · bodenlos · German
bodenlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | bodenlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈboːdn̩ˌloːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bodenlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bodenlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈboːdn̩ˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bodenlos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is bodenlos, spelled B-O-D-E-N-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1so tief, dass man keinen Grund, kein Ende sehen kann
- 2sehr groß, besonders ausgeprägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bodenlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich möchte nicht so nahe an den Abgrund treten, weil ich Angst davor habe, in die bodenlose Tiefe zu stürzen.
Den kompletten Wortschatz der ganzen Welt fehlerfrei im Wiktionary aufnehmen zu wollen, ist ein bodenloses Unterfangen.
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.