skrupellose

[ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzə]

/[ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“skrupellose” is uncommon German (frequency #57,409 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,409
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 skrupellos

Key facts for skrupellose
PropertyValue
Headwordskrupellose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,409
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “skrupellose” 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). skrupellose lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skrupellose is uncommon German at frequency #57,409 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for skrupellose, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is skrupellose, spelled S-K-R-U-P-E-L-L-O-S-E.

Definition

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

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 "skrupellose"?
"skrupellose" is spelled S-K-R-U-P-E-L-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzə].
What does "skrupellose" mean?
As an adjective, "skrupellose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skrupellos
How do you pronounce "skrupellose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skrupellose" is [ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skrupellose" come from?
"skrupellose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “skrupellose”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-K-R-U-P-E-L-L-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzə] (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