gestaltlos

[ɡəˈʃtaltˌloːs]

/[ɡəˈʃtaltˌloːs]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Gestalt besitzend, ohne Gestalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-gestaltlos · gestaltlos · German

gestaltlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 gestaltlos
PropertyValue
Headwordgestaltlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃtaltˌloːs]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gestaltlos“ im Deutschen

gestaltlossitzt 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

gestaltlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈʃtaltˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keine Gestalt besitzend, ohne Gestalt".

gestaltlos has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 gestaltlos, spelled G-E-S-T-A-L-T-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Gestalt besitzend, ohne Gestalt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Plötzlich stieg ihm Verwesungsgeruch in die Nase, der Schmerz in seinem Kopf steigerte sich zu einer unerträglichen Tortur, und er schrie, als ob jenes gestaltlose titanische Grauen das Leben aus seinem Gehirn und seinem Körper saugen würde.“
  2. „Zugleich suchte mich ein ebenso gestaltloses Grauen heim, eine Vorahnung, als schwebte der Schatten eines längst vergangenen, doch immer noch drohenden Verhängnisses über mir.“

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list