flügellos
[ˈflyːɡl̩ˌloːs]
The verdict
“flügellos” 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 September 3, 2026) - ohne Flügel, keine Flügel habend
Corpus desk
Index DE-flugellos · flügellos · German
flügellos · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flügellos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „flügellos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
flügellos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈflyːɡl̩ˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Flügel, keine Flügel habend".
flügellos has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is flügellos, spelled F-L-Ü-G-E-L-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Flügel, keine Flügel habend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flügellos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine weitere Gestalt wiederum erinnerte an einen flügellosen Vogel, der einen großen Falkenschnabel und einen spitz zulaufenden Schlangenleib mit Eidechsenbeinen besaß, auf denen er halb aufrecht voranhuschte.“
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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.