heimatlos

[ˈhaɪ̯maːtloːs]

/[ˈhaɪ̯maːtloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“heimatlos” is uncommon German (frequency #66,304 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,304
frequency rank, German
59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - keine Heimat habend

Key facts for heimatlos
PropertyValue
Headwordheimatlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯maːtloːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,304
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “heimatlos” 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). heimatlos 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

heimatlos is uncommon German at frequency #66,304 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhaɪ̯maːtloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keine Heimat habend".

No misspelling variants are generated for heimatlos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is heimatlos, spelled H-E-I-M-A-T-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Heimat habend

This word in other languages

stateless(English)apatride(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 "heimatlos"?
"heimatlos" is spelled H-E-I-M-A-T-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯maːtloːs].
What does "heimatlos" mean?
As an adjective, "heimatlos" means: keine Heimat habend
How do you pronounce "heimatlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "heimatlos" is [ˈhaɪ̯maːtloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "heimatlos" come from?
"heimatlos" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “heimatlos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-I-M-A-T-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈhaɪ̯maːtloːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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