ehrlos
[ˈeːɐ̯loːs]
The verdict
“ehrlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Ehre, keine Ehrwürdigkeit besitzend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ehrlos · ehrlos · German
ehrlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | ehrlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈeːɐ̯loːs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „ehrlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
ehrlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈeːɐ̯loːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Ehre, keine Ehrwürdigkeit besitzend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for ehrlos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is ehrlos, spelled E-H-R-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Ehre, keine Ehrwürdigkeit besitzend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ehrlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Wort des Herrn Reichskanzlers erinnert uns aber auch an ein anderes, das am 23. Juli 1919 in der Nationalversammlung gesprochen wurde. Da wurde gesagt: ›Wir sind wehrlos, wehrlos ist aber nicht ehrlos.‹“
Synonyms
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.