skrupelloser

[ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzɐ]

/[ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“skrupelloser” is uncommon German (frequency #78,552 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,552
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skrupellos

Corpus desk

Index DE-skrupelloser · skrupelloser · German

skrupelloser · rank #78,552 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,552
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Silvesterabend

Nearest frequency peer: Silvesterabend (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „skrupelloser“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „skrupelloser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for skrupelloser
PropertyValue
Headwordskrupelloser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,552
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „skrupelloser“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.skrupelloserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Silvesterabend“ (#78,550), „Solon“ (#78,554), „Silbermond“ (#78,549). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „skrupelloser“ bei #78,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

skrupelloser is uncommon German at frequency #78,552 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for skrupelloser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is skrupelloser, spelled S-K-R-U-P-E-L-L-O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skrupellos
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skrupellos
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skrupellos
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skrupellos
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum 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 "skrupelloser"?
"skrupelloser" is spelled S-K-R-U-P-E-L-L-O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzɐ].
What does "skrupelloser" mean?
As an adjective, "skrupelloser" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs skrupellos
How do you pronounce "skrupelloser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skrupelloser" is [ˈskʁuːpl̩ˌloːzɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skrupelloser" come from?
"skrupelloser" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "skrupelloser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list