gefühllos

[ɡəˈfyːlˌloːs]

/[ɡəˈfyːlˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“gefühllos” is uncommon German (frequency #91,637 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,637
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keinen Tastsinn habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefuhllos · gefühllos · German

gefühllos · rank #91,637 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,637
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gedeih

Nearest frequency peer: Gedeih (-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 „gefühllos“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gefühllos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gefühllos
PropertyValue
Headwordgefühllos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfyːlˌloːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,637
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gefühllos“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gefühllosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gedeih“ (#91,636), „gedealt“ (#91,635), „gegenläufigen“ (#91,639). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gefühllos“ bei #91,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gefühllos is uncommon German at frequency #91,637 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈfyːlˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gefühllos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gefühllos, spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    keinen Tastsinn habend
  2. 2
    kein Mitgefühl habend, wenig von den Bedürfnissen anderer mitbekommend oder diese ausblendend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach der Schneeballschlacht sind meine Hände ganz gefühllos.
  2. Ich spüre meine Zehen vor Kälte nicht mehr, meine Füße sind komplett gefühllos.

Antonyms

gefühlvolleinfühlsamemfindsamemphatischmitfühlendsensibel

This word in other languages

numb(English)

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 "gefühllos"?
"gefühllos" is spelled G-E-F-Ü-H-L-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfyːlˌloːs].
What does "gefühllos" mean?
As an adjective, "gefühllos" means: keinen Tastsinn habend
How do you pronounce "gefühllos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefühllos" is [ɡəˈfyːlˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefühllos" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gehuldigt#91,644generated#91,648Fuchsjagd#91,621frostigen#91,619

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list