skandalöse

[skandaˈløːzə]

/[skandaˈløːzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“skandalöse” is uncommon German (frequency #66,697 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,697
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös

Key facts for skandalöse
PropertyValue
Headwordskandalöse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[skandaˈløːzə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,697
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skandalöse” 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). skandalöse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

skandalöse is uncommon German at frequency #66,697 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [skandaˈløːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

skandalöse 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is skandalöse, spelled S-K-A-N-D-A-L-Ö-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös

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 "skandalöse"?
"skandalöse" is spelled S-K-A-N-D-A-L-Ö-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [skandaˈløːzə].
What does "skandalöse" mean?
As an adjective, "skandalöse" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skandalös
How do you pronounce "skandalöse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skandalöse" is [skandaˈløːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skandalöse" come from?
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Using “skandalöse”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-K-A-N-D-A-L-Ö-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [skandaˈløːzə] (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