einfallslos

[ˈaɪ̯nfalsloːs]

/[ˈaɪ̯nfalsloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“einfallslos” is uncommon German (frequency #72,332 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,332
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Einfall, ohne Idee

Corpus desk

Index DE-einfallslos · einfallslos · German

einfallslos · rank #72,332 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,332
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eindrang

Nearest frequency peer: eindrang (-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 „einfallslos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for einfallslos
PropertyValue
Headwordeinfallslos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaɪ̯nfalsloːs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,332
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „einfallslos“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „eindrang“ (#72,331), „eingebauter“ (#72,333), „einbildet“ (#72,330). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „einfallslos“ bei #72,332. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

einfallslos is uncommon German at frequency #72,332 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯nfalsloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Einfall, ohne Idee".

Zero misspellings are on record for einfallslos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is einfallslos, spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-S-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Einfall, ohne Idee

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Deine einfallslosen Vorschläge bringen uns nicht weiter.

Synonyms

ideenlos

This word in other languages

unimaginative(English)

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 "einfallslos"?
"einfallslos" is spelled E-I-N-F-A-L-L-S-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯nfalsloːs].
What does "einfallslos" mean?
As an adjective, "einfallslos" means: ohne Einfall, ohne Idee
How do you pronounce "einfallslos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "einfallslos" is [ˈaɪ̯nfalsloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "einfallslos" come from?
"einfallslos" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eingebauter#72,333eingekreist#72,334eingemachte#72,335eingestufte#72,336

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list