fassungslos

[ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs]

/[ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“fassungslos” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,575. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,575
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus dem inneren Gleichgewicht gebracht

Corpus desk

Index DE-fassungslos · fassungslos · German

fassungslos · rank #17,575 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,575
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fantasien

Nearest frequency peer: Fantasien (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fassungslos“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fassungslos“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fassungslos
PropertyValue
Headwordfassungslos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,575
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fassungslos“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fassungslosliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fantasien“ (#17,574), „festzulegen“ (#17,576), „finnischen“ (#17,577). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fassungslos“ bei #17,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around fassungslos (IPA [ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,575 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus dem inneren Gleichgewicht gebracht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for fassungslos, with forms such as "afssungslos", "fassnugslos", and "fassugnslos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented 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 fassungslos, spelled F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus dem inneren Gleichgewicht gebracht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie starrte ihn fassungslos an.
  2. „Mein Onkel hatte nur einige Schritte in das Feld hinein getan, da blieb er stehen und warf die Arme in die Luft, und sein weitoffener Mund, die leuchtenden Augen unter der Brille und der fassungslos bewegte Kopf verrieten seine völlige Sprachlosigkeit.“

Synonyms

entsetztbestürztsprachlosverwirrtentgeisterterschrockenerschüttertverblüfftverstörtkonsterniertperplexplattverdattert

This word in other languages

bewildered(English)espantado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afssungslos
  • fassnugslos
  • fassugnslos
  • fassunggslos
  • fassunglsos
  • fassungsllos
  • fassungsloss
  • fassungslso
  • fassungsols
  • fassungsslos
  • fassunngslos
  • fassunsglos
  • fasungslos
  • fasusngslos
  • faßungslos
  • ffassungslos
  • fsasungslos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fassungslos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afssungslos2fassnugslos2fassugnslos2fassunggslos1fassunglsos2fassungsllos1fassungsloss1fassungslso2
Edit distance from "fassungslos"

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 "fassungslos"?
"fassungslos" is spelled F-A-S-S-U-N-G-S-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs].
What does "fassungslos" mean?
As an adjective, "fassungslos" means: aus dem inneren Gleichgewicht gebracht
What are common misspellings of "fassungslos"?
Common misspellings include "afssungslos", "fassnugslos", "fassugnslos", "fassunggslos", "fassunglsos". The correct spelling is "fassungslos".
How do you pronounce "fassungslos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fassungslos" is [ˈfasʊŋsˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fassungslos" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

festzulegen#17,576durchkommen#17,560Grundstücks#17,605hinterfragt#17,610

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

geschriebene17 variantsbeschäftige17 variantsKüstenwache17 variantsAufenthalts17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list