rastlos
[ˈʁastˌloːs]
The verdict
“rastlos” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,632 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #64,632
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich keine Ruhe gönnend, ruhelos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rastlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁastˌloːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,632 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rastlos” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for rastlos is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁastˌloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,632 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for rastlos in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 rastlos, spelled R-A-S-T-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1sich keine Ruhe gönnend, ruhelos
- 2keine Unterbrechungen/Pausen aufweisend
- 3(innerlich) unruhig, unstet
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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.
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Using “rastlos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-A-S-T-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁastˌloːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.