gewaltlos
[ɡəˈvaltloːs]
The verdict
“gewaltlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Gewalt; keine Gewalt anwendend
Corpus desk
Index DE-gewaltlos · gewaltlos · German
gewaltlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gewaltlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɡəˈvaltloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „gewaltlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
gewaltlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈvaltloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Gewalt; keine Gewalt anwendend".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gewaltlos, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gewaltlos, spelled G-E-W-A-L-T-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Gewalt; keine Gewalt anwendend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how gewaltlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wende in der ehemaligen DDR war eine gewaltlose Änderung des politischen Systems.
Das Aushängen der Tür ist gewaltloser als das Öffnen mittels Axt.
Synonyms
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.