pietätlos

[piːeˈtɛːtloːs]

/[piːeˈtɛːtloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“pietätlos” is uncommon German (frequency #92,066 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,066
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Achtung/Respekt vor religiösen und/oder moralischen Grundsätzen und Normen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pietatlos · pietätlos · German

pietätlos · rank #92,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,066
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pies

Nearest frequency peer: pies (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „pietätlos“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „pietätlos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pietätlos
PropertyValue
Headwordpietätlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[piːeˈtɛːtloːs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „pietätlos“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.pietätlosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pies“ (#92,065), „plagte“ (#92,067), „picking“ (#92,064). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pietätlos“ bei #92,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pietätlos is uncommon German at frequency #92,066 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [piːeˈtɛːtloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Achtung/Respekt vor religiösen und/oder moralischen Grundsätzen und Normen".

No misspelling variants are generated for pietätlos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is pietätlos, spelled P-I-E-T-Ä-T-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Achtung/Respekt vor religiösen und/oder moralischen Grundsätzen und Normen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie pietätlos von ihm!
  2. „Für die Geschädigten sind Metalldiebe, die Gräber plündern, pietätlose Verbrecher.“

Synonyms

abschätzigdespektierlichdreistgeringschätzigrespektlosrücksichtslosrüdeunehrerbietigunfreundlichunhöflichverächtlich

Antonyms

achtungsvollehrerbietigehrfürchtiggalantfreundlichhöflichkorrektpietätvollrücksichtsvollwohlerzogen

This word in other languages

impious(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pietätlos"?
"pietätlos" is spelled P-I-E-T-Ä-T-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [piːeˈtɛːtloːs].
What does "pietätlos" mean?
As an adjective, "pietätlos" means: ohne Achtung/Respekt vor religiösen und/oder moralischen Grundsätzen und Normen
How do you pronounce "pietätlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pietätlos" is [piːeˈtɛːtloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pietätlos" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pietätlos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pflanzten#92,059Predigern#92,078Operators#92,039Objektivs#92,031

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list