schadlos

[ˈʃaːtˌloːs]

/[ˈʃaːtˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“schadlos” is uncommon German (frequency #55,676 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,676
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hemmungslos zugreifend

Key facts for schadlos
PropertyValue
Headwordschadlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃaːtˌloːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schadlos” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schadlos lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schadlos is uncommon German at frequency #55,676 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃaːtˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

schadlos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schadlos, spelled S-C-H-A-D-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    hemmungslos zugreifend
  2. 2
    keinen Schaden erleidend
  3. 3
    keinen Schaden verursachend

Antonyms

kaputtaggressivschädlich

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 "schadlos"?
"schadlos" is spelled S-C-H-A-D-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaːtˌloːs].
What does "schadlos" mean?
As an adjective, "schadlos" means: hemmungslos zugreifend
How do you pronounce "schadlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schadlos" is [ˈʃaːtˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schadlos" come from?
"schadlos" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “schadlos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-D-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃaːtˌloːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list