rücksichtsloser
[ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɐ]
The verdict
“rücksichtsloser” is uncommon German (frequency #69,643 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,643
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rücksichtslos
Corpus desk
Index DE-rucksichtsloser · rücksichtsloser · German
rücksichtsloser · rank #69,643 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,643
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH Rückblicke
Nearest frequency peer: Rückblicke (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rücksichtsloser”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rosafarbenen
rosafarbenen
30,364 corpus weight
- ruckeln
ruckeln
30,360 corpus weight
- Rückblicke
Rückblicke
30,359 corpus weight
- rücksichtsl…
rücksichtsloser
30,358 corpus weight
- sachdienlic…
sachdienliche
30,356 corpus weight
- sachkundiger
sachkundiger
30,354 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rücksichtsloser” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rücksichtsloser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #69,643 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rücksichtsloser” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
rücksichtsloser is uncommon German at frequency #69,643 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːzɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for rücksichtsloser in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is rücksichtsloser, spelled R-Ü-C-K-S-I-C-H-T-S-L-O-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rücksichtslos
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rücksichtslos
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rücksichtslos
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rücksichtslos
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs rücksichtslos
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rücksichtsloser", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.