masselos
[ˈmasəˌloːs]
The verdict
“masselos” 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) - ohne Masse; keine Masse aufweisend
Corpus desk
Index DE-masselos · masselos · German
masselos · 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 "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 | masselos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈmasəˌloːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „masselos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
masselos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈmasəˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Masse; keine Masse aufweisend".
No misspelling variants are generated for masselos in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is masselos, spelled M-A-S-S-E-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Masse; keine Masse aufweisend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how masselos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik aber wurden die Teilchen bis dahin als masselos angenommen.“
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.