obdachlos
German, adjective/ˈɔpdaxˌloːs/
obdachlos is spelled O-B-D-A-C-H-L-O-S (9 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obdachlos is a German adjective meaning “homeless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “keine Wohnung, Unterkunft habend; auf der Straße lebend”.
What does obdachlos mean in English?
adjective
- 1
homeless
Near-synonym: wohnungslos
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. keine Wohnung, Unterkunft habend; auf der Straße lebend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obdachlos
- obdachloser masculine nominative singular
- obdachlose feminine nominative singular
- obdachloses neuter nominative singular
- obdachlosen genitive masculine singular
- obdachlosem dative masculine singular
- der obdachlose definite includes-article masculine
- die obdachlose definite feminine includes-article
- das obdachlose definite includes-article neuter
- die obdachlosen definite includes-article nominative
- des obdachlosen definite genitive includes-article
- der obdachlosen definite feminine genitive
- dem obdachlosen dative definite includes-article
- den obdachlosen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obdachlos?
- /ˈɔpdaxˌloːs/
- [ˈɔpdaxˌloːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obdachlos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obdachlos in German?
obdachlos appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).