klaglos

[ˈklaːkloːs]

/[ˈklaːkloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“klaglos” is uncommon German (frequency #89,157 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,157
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht klagend

Corpus desk

Index DE-klaglos · klaglos · German

klaglos · rank #89,157 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,157
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kitzel

Nearest frequency peer: kitzel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “klaglos”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “klaglos” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klaglos
PropertyValue
Headwordklaglos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈklaːkloːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “klaglos” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).klaglosliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „kitzel“ (#89,156), „Klassenarbeiten“ (#89,158), „Kirgistan“ (#89,155). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klaglos is uncommon German at frequency #89,157 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈklaːkloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht klagend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for klaglos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is klaglos, spelled K-L-A-G-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht klagend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how klaglos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Mein älterer Halbbruder nahm die Sache klaglos so, wie sie kam.“
  2. „Aber das Teilen der Ideen reicht nicht aus, Herrschaft funktioniert überall dann am klaglosesten, wenn die Unterdrückten die Schuld am eigenen Schicksal tragen:…“

This word in other languages

uncomplaining(English)

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 "klaglos"?
"klaglos" is spelled K-L-A-G-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklaːkloːs].
What does "klaglos" mean?
As an adjective, "klaglos" means: nicht klagend
How do you pronounce "klaglos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klaglos" is [ˈklaːkloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klaglos" come from?
"klaglos" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "klaglos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kuverts#89,191Könnern#89,194hörbare#89,092hängten#89,090

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list