geruchlos

[ɡəˈʁʊxˌloːs]

/[ɡəˈʁʊxˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“geruchlos” is uncommon German (frequency #92,972 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,972
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-geruchlos · geruchlos · German

geruchlos · rank #92,972 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,972
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gerechtigkeit…

Nearest frequency peer: Gerechtigkeitssinn (-2 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 „geruchlos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for geruchlos
PropertyValue
Headwordgeruchlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʁʊxˌloːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,972
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „geruchlos“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gerechtigkeitssinn“ (#92,970), „geschaffenes“ (#92,974), „Gepäckstücke“ (#92,969). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geruchlos“ bei #92,972. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

geruchlos is uncommon German at frequency #92,972 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʁʊxˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keinen Geruch habend, ohne Geruch sein".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for geruchlos, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is geruchlos, spelled G-E-R-U-C-H-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    keinen Geruch habend, ohne Geruch sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Frischer Schweiß ist fast geruchlos, erst durch die bakterielle Zersetzung entsteht der unangenehme Körpergeruch.“
  2. [Methan:] „Die Erdatmosphäre enthält natürlicherweise eine kleine Menge des farb- und geruchlosen Gases – viel weniger als CO2.“

Synonyms

geruchfreigeruchsfrei

This word in other languages

odorless(English)inodore(Français)

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 "geruchlos"?
"geruchlos" is spelled G-E-R-U-C-H-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʁʊxˌloːs].
What does "geruchlos" mean?
As an adjective, "geruchlos" means: keinen Geruch habend, ohne Geruch sein
How do you pronounce "geruchlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geruchlos" is [ɡəˈʁʊxˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geruchlos" come from?
"geruchlos" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

gesträubt#92,981genervten#92,962getöteter#92,984gelähmten#92,957

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list