loslösen
[ˈloːsˌløːzn̩]
The verdict
“loslösen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - etwas von etwas anderem (ab-)trennen, lösen
Corpus desk
Index DE-loslosen · loslösen · German
loslösen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | loslösen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈloːsˌløːzn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „loslösen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
loslösen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈloːsˌløːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for loslösen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is loslösen, spelled L-O-S-L-Ö-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas von etwas anderem (ab-)trennen, lösen
- 2sich von etwas trennen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how loslösen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich löste die Briefmarke vorsichtig von dem Briefumschlag los.
„Da müssen wir uns als Kinder von unseren Eltern loslösen oder auch als Eltern müssen wir unsere Kinder loslassen.“
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.