hirnlose

Name: hirnlose, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈhɪʁnˌloːzə]

/[ˈhɪʁnˌloːzə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“hirnlose” is uncommon German (frequency #72,538 among 59,066 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,538
frequency rank, German: 59,066
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos

Key facts for hirnlose
Property	Value
Headword	hirnlose
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈhɪʁnˌloːzə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#72,538
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hirnlose” 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). hirnlose lands here:

#72,538

#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

hirnlose is uncommon German at frequency #72,538 among 59,066 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈhɪʁnˌloːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

hirnlose doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is hirnlose, spelled H-I-R-N-L-O-S-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos

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 "hirnlose"?

"hirnlose" is spelled H-I-R-N-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪʁnˌloːzə].

What does "hirnlose" mean?

As an adjective, "hirnlose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hirnlos

How do you pronounce "hirnlose"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hirnlose" is [ˈhɪʁnˌloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "hirnlose" come from?

"hirnlose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “hirnlose”

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

The one correct German spelling is H-I-R-N-L-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈhɪʁnˌloːzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.