restlos

/[ˈʁɛstloːs]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,701

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

restlos is anGermanadj. It means: keinen Rest hinterlassend; ohne Rest Pronounced [ˈʁɛstloːs]. Often confused with results and ratlos.

Key facts for restlos
PropertyValue
Headwordrestlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʁɛstloːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,701
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for restlos is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛstloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,701 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "keinen Rest hinterlassend; ohne Rest".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for restlos, with forms such as "erstlos", "resltos", and "resstlos". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "results", "ratlos", 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 restlos, spelled R-E-S-T-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
    keinen Rest hinterlassend; ohne Rest

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erstlos,resltos,resstlos,restllos,restloss,restlso,restols,resttlos,retslos,rrestlos,rsetlos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for restlos

Misspelling Variants of "restlos"

erstlos7resltos7resstlos8restllos8restloss8restlso7restols7resttlos8
Misspelling Variants of "restlos"

Frequency rank: #17,701 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "restlos"?
"restlos" is spelled R-E-S-T-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛstloːs].
What does "restlos" mean?
As an adj, "restlos" means: keinen Rest hinterlassend; ohne Rest
What words are commonly confused with "restlos"?
"restlos" is commonly confused with "results", "ratlos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "restlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "restlos" is [ˈʁɛstloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "restlos" come from?
"restlos" 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.