fingerlos

[ˈfɪŋɐˌloːs]

/[ˈfɪŋɐˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“fingerlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ohne Finger, keine Finger habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-fingerlos · fingerlos · German

fingerlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for fingerlos
PropertyValue
Headwordfingerlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɪŋɐˌloːs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fingerlos” sits in German frequency

fingerlos falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fingerlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɪŋɐˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Finger, keine Finger habend".

No misspelling variants are generated for fingerlos in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 fingerlos, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Finger, keine Finger habend

This word in other languages

fingerless(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fingerlos"?
"fingerlos" is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪŋɐˌloːs].
What does "fingerlos" mean?
As an adjective, "fingerlos" means: ohne Finger, keine Finger habend
How do you pronounce "fingerlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fingerlos" is [ˈfɪŋɐˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fingerlos" come from?
"fingerlos" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list