nutzlos

/[ˈnʊt͡sloːs]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,532

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

nutzlos is anGermanadj. It means: ohne Nutzen, keinen oder nur sehr wenig Nutzen bringend, zu nichts zu gebrauchen; ohne die angestrebte Wirkung Pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sloːs]. Often confused with nutzlose and nutzlosen.

Key facts for nutzlos
PropertyValue
Headwordnutzlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈnʊt͡sloːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,532
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nutzlos in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for nutzlos is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnʊt͡sloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,532 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ohne Nutzen, keinen oder nur sehr wenig Nutzen bringend, zu nichts zu gebrauchen; ohne die angestrebte Wirkung".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for nutzlos, with forms such as "nnutzlos", "ntuzlos", and "nutlzos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "nutzlose", "nutzlosen", "Nutzers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is nutzlos, spelled N-U-T-Z-L-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Nutzen, keinen oder nur sehr wenig Nutzen bringend, zu nichts zu gebrauchen; ohne die angestrebte Wirkung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnutzlos,ntuzlos,nutlzos,nuttzlos,nutzllos,nutzloss,nutzlso,nutzols,nutzzlos,nuztlos,untzlos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nutzlos

Misspelling Variants of "nutzlos"

nnutzlos8ntuzlos7nutlzos7nuttzlos8nutzllos8nutzloss8nutzlso7nutzols7
Misspelling Variants of "nutzlos"

Frequency rank: #10,532 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nutzlos"?
"nutzlos" is spelled N-U-T-Z-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnʊt͡sloːs].
What does "nutzlos" mean?
As an adj, "nutzlos" means: ohne Nutzen, keinen oder nur sehr wenig Nutzen bringend, zu nichts zu gebrauchen; ohne die angestrebte Wirkung
What words are commonly confused with "nutzlos"?
"nutzlos" is commonly confused with "nutzlose", "nutzlosen", "Nutzers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nutzlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nutzlos" is [ˈnʊt͡sloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nutzlos" come from?
"nutzlos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.