maßlos
[ˈmaːsloːs]
The verdict
“maßlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über das gewöhnliche Maß hinausgehend
Corpus desk
Index DE-ma-los · maßlos · German
maßlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | maßlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmaːsloːs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „maßlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
maßlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmaːsloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über das gewöhnliche Maß hinausgehend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for maßlos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is maßlos, spelled M-A-S-S-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1über das gewöhnliche Maß hinausgehend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how maßlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese maßlose Gier, noch mehr Geld anhäufen zu wollen, trieb ihn soweit, daß er kriminell wurde.
Sie war von ihm maßlos enttäuscht.
Antonyms
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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.