hirnlos
[ˈhɪʁnˌloːs]
The verdict
“hirnlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kein Gehirn aufweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-hirnlos · hirnlos · German
hirnlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | hirnlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈhɪʁnˌloːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hirnlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hirnlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hirnlos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hirnlos, spelled H-I-R-N-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1kein Gehirn aufweisend
- 2in einer ärgerlichen, unerfreulichen Weise dumm, unverständig, unüberlegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hirnlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Amerika hat man Mütter, deren Kinder voraussichtlich hirnlos geboren werden würden, dazu veranlaßt, die Schwangerschaft auszutragen – mit allen Risiken, die eine Schwangerschaft mit sich bringt –, um auf diese Weise zu Organen zu kommen, also Neugeborene quasi als lebende Organbank zur Verfügung zu haben.“
„Ihr einstiges Engagement blieb weithin unvergessen: Die einen preisen sie als eine der raren wahren Idealistinnen, andere sagen ihr noch heute nach, sie sei im mexikanischen Exil unter hirnlos treuen Stalinisten eine hirnlosere treuere Stalinistin gewesen.“
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.