seelenlos
[ˈzeːlənˌloːs]
The verdict
“seelenlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Seele, keine warmen und positiven Gefühle ausstrahlend; trostlos und wenig einladend
Corpus desk
Index DE-seelenlos · seelenlos · German
seelenlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | seelenlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzeːlənˌloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „seelenlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
seelenlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzeːlənˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Seele, keine warmen und positiven Gefühle ausstrahlend; trostlos und wenig einladend".
No generated misspelling entries exist for seelenlos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is seelenlos, spelled S-E-E-L-E-N-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Seele, keine warmen und positiven Gefühle ausstrahlend; trostlos und wenig einladend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how seelenlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Etliche Auswanderer berichten über eine drückende, seelenlose Atmosphäre bei der Abfertigung und über die Freude, endlich das Schiff besteigen zu dürfen.“
„Dies war der sauberste, seelenloseste Raum, den Clemmie jemals gesehen hatte. Sie hätte ihren letzten Penny darauf gewettet, dass noch nie jemand vor dem eleganten, aber wenig einladenden Marmorkamin gesessen hatte.“
Antonyms
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.