meaningless

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The verdict

“meaningless” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Bedeutung, Wichtigkeit, Wert

Corpus desk

Index DE-meaningless · meaningless · German

meaningless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for meaningless
PropertyValue
Headwordmeaningless
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[…]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „meaningless“ im Deutschen

meaninglessschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

meaningless is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Bedeutung, Wichtigkeit, Wert".

meaningless doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is meaningless, spelled M-E-A-N-I-N-G-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Bedeutung, Wichtigkeit, Wert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how meaningless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Without his willingness to accept her apology everything she says becomes meaningless.

Synonyms

insignificantpurposeless

Antonyms

meaningfulpregnantsignificant

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "meaningless"?
"meaningless" is spelled M-E-A-N-I-N-G-L-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "meaningless" mean?
As an adjective, "meaningless" means: ohne Bedeutung, Wichtigkeit, Wert
How do you pronounce "meaningless"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meaningless" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list