schmucklos

[ˈʃmʊkˌloːs]

/[ˈʃmʊkˌloːs]/ adj

The verdict

“schmucklos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keinen Schmuck, Zierrat aufweisend, nicht geschmückt seiend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmucklos · schmucklos · German

schmucklos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for schmucklos
PropertyValue
Headwordschmucklos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmʊkˌloːs]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmucklos“ im Deutschen

schmucklossitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmucklos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmʊkˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

schmucklos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schmucklos, spelled S-C-H-M-U-C-K-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    keinen Schmuck, Zierrat aufweisend, nicht geschmückt seiend
  2. 2
    sachlich, ohne Einzelheiten, Umschweife, nicht ausgeschmückt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how schmucklos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „In der Antike legte man üppig verzierte Amphoren als Beigabe ins Grab oder sie wurden, mit kostbarem Öl gefüllt, den Siegern sportlicher Wettkämpfe überreicht. Unbemalt und schmucklos dienten sie jedoch als wichtigster Transportbehälter in der antiken Welt – für Massengüter wie Getreide, Wein, Olivenöl, Früchte und Würzsoßen.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schmucklos"?
"schmucklos" is spelled S-C-H-M-U-C-K-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmʊkˌloːs].
What does "schmucklos" mean?
As an adjective, "schmucklos" means: keinen Schmuck, Zierrat aufweisend, nicht geschmückt seiend
How do you pronounce "schmucklos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmucklos" is [ˈʃmʊkˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmucklos" come from?
"schmucklos" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list