geistlos

[ˈɡaɪ̯stˌloːs]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯stˌloːs]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne neue Ideen, langweilig

Corpus desk

Index DE-geistlos · geistlos · German

geistlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 geistlos
PropertyValue
Headwordgeistlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯stˌloːs]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „geistlos“ im Deutschen

geistlossitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

geistlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯stˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for geistlos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 geistlos, spelled G-E-I-S-T-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne neue Ideen, langweilig
  2. 2
    sich wiederholend, zu routiniert, langweilig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Artikel ist so geistlos und hohl, den lese ich nicht zu Ende.
  2. Selten war ein Wahlkampf so geistlos.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "geistlos"?
"geistlos" is spelled G-E-I-S-T-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯stˌloːs].
What does "geistlos" mean?
As an adjective, "geistlos" means: ohne neue Ideen, langweilig
How do you pronounce "geistlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geistlos" is [ˈɡaɪ̯stˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geistlos" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list