listless
[ˈlɪstləs]
The verdict
“listless” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lustlos, teilnahmslos, antriebslos, ohne Schwung
Corpus desk
Index DE-listless · listless · German
listless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | listless |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈlɪstləs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „listless“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
listless is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈlɪstləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lustlos, teilnahmslos, antriebslos, ohne Schwung".
listless has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 listless, spelled L-I-S-T-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1lustlos, teilnahmslos, antriebslos, ohne Schwung
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.