gedankenlos
[ɡəˈdaŋkn̩loːs]
The verdict
“gedankenlos” is uncommon German (frequency #50,494 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,494
- frequency rank, German
- 5,117
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne vorheriges Nachdenken, nicht überdacht
Corpus desk
Index DE-gedankenlos · gedankenlos · German
gedankenlos · rank #50,494 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,494
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,117
- PHOTO-FINISH geflochten
Nearest frequency peer: geflochten (+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 „gedankenlos“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Gaukler
Gaukler
49,510 corpus weight
- Gebietsrefo…
Gebietsreform
49,509 corpus weight
- gedankenlos
gedankenlos
49,507 corpus weight
- geflochten
geflochten
49,506 corpus weight
- Gefrierschr…
Gefrierschrank
49,505 corpus weight
- gegensteuern
gegensteuern
49,504 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gedankenlos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gedankenlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩loːs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #50,494 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gedankenlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gedankenlos is uncommon German at frequency #50,494 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈdaŋkn̩loːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for gedankenlos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is gedankenlos, spelled G-E-D-A-N-K-E-N-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne vorheriges Nachdenken, nicht überdacht
- 2geistig abwesend, nicht auf eine Sache konzentriert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gedankenlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da sie, während ihre Augen bei diesen gedankenlos hervorgesprudelten Phrasen überall hin, nur nicht auf ihn gerichtet waren, offenbar keine Antwort erwartete, hatte er sie sich erspart.
Jeden Sonntag ging er mit den Alten zur Kirche und saß dort still mit gedankenlosem Blick; […]
This word in other languages
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.
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