Löß
German, noun[løːs]
Löß is spelled L-Ö-SS (3 letters) and appears 5.2 times per million words in written German, the 11,837th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Löß is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of Löss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schluffiges Sedimentgestein, das aus der Zerstörung anderer Gesteine, deren Verwehung und Ablagerung…”.
What does Löß mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of Löss
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schluffiges Sedimentgestein, das aus der Zerstörung anderer Gesteine, deren Verwehung und Ablagerung entstanden ist
abbreviation: 1. Lagerordnung 2. Landesorganisation
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Löß
- Lößes genitive
- Löße plural
- Löss alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
- Lößen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Löß?
- [løːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Löß in German?
Löß appears 5.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).