erfolglosen

/[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkloːzn̩]/ adj

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Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,025

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

erfolglosen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos Pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkloːzn̩]. Often confused with erfolglos.

Key facts for erfolglosen
PropertyValue
Headworderfolglosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkloːzn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#33,025
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erfolglosen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for erfolglosen is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkloːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,025 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for erfolglosen, with forms such as "efrolglosen", "erffolglosen", and "erfloglosen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "erfolglos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is erfolglosen, spelled E-R-F-O-L-G-L-O-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  8. 8
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  9. 9
    Dativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  10. 10
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  11. 11
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  12. 12
    Plural der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  13. 13
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  14. 14
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  15. 15
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  16. 16
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  17. 17
    Dativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  18. 18
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  19. 19
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
  20. 20
    Plural der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: efrolglosen,erffolglosen,erfloglosen,erfogllosen,erfolgglosen,erfolgllosen,erfolgloesn,erfolglosenn,erfolglosne,erfolglossen,erfolglsoen,erfolgolsen,erfollglosen,erfollgosen,eroflglosen,errfolglosen,refolglosen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erfolglosen

Misspelling Variants of "erfolglosen"

efrolglosen11erffolglosen12erfloglosen11erfogllosen11erfolgglosen12erfolgllosen12erfolgloesn11erfolglosenn12
Misspelling Variants of "erfolglosen"

Frequency rank: #33,025 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erfolglosen"?
"erfolglosen" is spelled E-R-F-O-L-G-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkloːzn̩].
What does "erfolglosen" mean?
As an adj, "erfolglosen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolglos
What words are commonly confused with "erfolglosen"?
"erfolglosen" is commonly confused with "erfolglos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erfolglosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erfolglosen" is [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkloːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erfolglosen" come from?
"erfolglosen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.