stimmlos
[ˈʃtɪmloːs]
The verdict
“stimmlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kaum/nicht vernehmbar
Corpus desk
Index DE-stimmlos · stimmlos · German
stimmlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stimmlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɪmloːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „stimmlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
stimmlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃtɪmloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for stimmlos, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is stimmlos, spelled S-T-I-M-M-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1kaum/nicht vernehmbar
- 2Eigenschaft eines Lautes, der ohne Schwingung der Stimmlippen (Stimmbänder) artikuliert wird.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stimmlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damit ist offenkundig wohl gemeint, sich so schüchtern und zaghaft zu äußern, dass darüber kein deutsches Medium berichtet. Sich so Kritik vermeidend zu äußern, dass man letztlich stimmlos und ohne Gehör bleibt.“
Stimmlos werden im Deutschen gebildet: Affrikaten sowie diejenigen Plosive ([p, t, k, ʔ]) und Frikative ([f, s, ʃ, ç, x, h]), bei denen die Stimmbänder nicht schwingen.
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This word in other languages
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.