sauerstofflos
[ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌʃtɔfloːs]
The verdict
“sauerstofflos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kein Sauerstoff enthaltend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sauerstofflos · sauerstofflos · German
sauerstofflos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sauerstofflos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌʃtɔfloːs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sauerstofflos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sauerstofflos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌʃtɔfloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kein Sauerstoff enthaltend".
sauerstofflos has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sauerstofflos, spelled S-A-U-E-R-S-T-O-F-F-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1kein Sauerstoff enthaltend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sauerstofflos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Vor der Küste der USA erstreckt sich ein riesiges sauerstoffloses Gebiet im Golf von Mexiko.“
„Alles, was von oben in die sauerstofflose Tiefe herabsank, wurde für Aasfresser unerreichbar und verweste zudem nicht vollständig.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.