gehörlose

[ɡəˈhøːɐ̯loːzə]

/[ɡəˈhøːɐ̯loːzə]/ adj

The verdict

“gehörlose” is uncommon German (frequency #50,501 among 54,401 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,501
frequency rank, German
54,401
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos

Corpus desk

Index DE-gehorlose · gehörlose · German

gehörlose · rank #50,501 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,501
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,401
  • PHOTO-FINISH gelesenen

Nearest frequency peer: gelesenen (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gehörlose”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gehörlose” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for gehörlose
PropertyValue
Headwordgehörlose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈhøːɐ̯loːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,501
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gehörlose” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gehörlose lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gehörlose is uncommon German at frequency #50,501 among 54,401 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯loːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for gehörlose, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is gehörlose, spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gehörlose"?
"gehörlose" is spelled G-E-H-Ö-R-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯loːzə].
What does "gehörlose" mean?
As an adjective, "gehörlose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehörlos
How do you pronounce "gehörlose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gehörlose" is [ɡəˈhøːɐ̯loːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gehörlose" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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