brotlos
[ˈbʁoːtloːs]
The verdict
“brotlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne dass man überhaupt, oder mit einer genannten Tätigkeit genug, Geld verdienen kann, um seinen Lebensunterhalt zu finanzieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-brotlos · brotlos · German
brotlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | brotlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈbʁoːtloːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „brotlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
brotlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈbʁoːtloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne dass man überhaupt, oder mit einer genannten Tätigkeit genug, Geld verdienen kann, um seinen Lebensunterhalt zu finanzieren".
No misspelling variants are generated for brotlos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is brotlos, spelled B-R-O-T-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne dass man überhaupt, oder mit einer genannten Tätigkeit genug, Geld verdienen kann, um seinen Lebensunterhalt zu finanzieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brotlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Frühjahr wurde er dann auch noch brotlos.
Eine brotlosere Kunst als Pflastermalerei ist wohl kaum denkbar.
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.