herrenlos
[ˈhɛʁənloːs]
The verdict
“herrenlos” 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) - keinen Besitzer/Gebieter habend, niemandes Eigentum seiend
Corpus desk
Index DE-herrenlos · herrenlos · German
herrenlos · 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 "H" 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 | herrenlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɛʁənloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „herrenlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
herrenlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɛʁənloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keinen Besitzer/Gebieter habend, niemandes Eigentum seiend".
herrenlos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is herrenlos, spelled H-E-R-R-E-N-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1keinen Besitzer/Gebieter habend, niemandes Eigentum seiend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how herrenlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eine bewegliche Sache wird herrenlos, wenn der Eigentümer in der Absicht, auf das Eigentum zu verzichten, den Besitz der Sache aufgibt.“
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.