tadellos

/[ˈtaːdl̩loːs]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,081

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

tadellos is anGermanadj. It means: ohne Fehler oder Mängel Pronounced [ˈtaːdl̩loːs]. Often confused with tatenlos.

Key facts for tadellos
PropertyValue
Headwordtadellos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈtaːdl̩loːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,081
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tadellos in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for tadellos is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaːdl̩loːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,081 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ohne Fehler oder Mängel".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for tadellos, with forms such as "atdellos", "taddellos", and "tadelloss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tatenlos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is tadellos, spelled T-A-D-E-L-L-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Fehler oder Mängel

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atdellos,taddellos,tadelloss,tadellso,tadelols,tadelos,tadlelos,taedllos,tdaellos,ttadellos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tadellos

Misspelling Variants of "tadellos"

atdellos8taddellos9tadelloss9tadellso8tadelols8tadelos7tadlelos8taedllos8
Misspelling Variants of "tadellos"

Frequency rank: #27,081 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tadellos"?
"tadellos" is spelled T-A-D-E-L-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːdl̩loːs].
What does "tadellos" mean?
As an adj, "tadellos" means: ohne Fehler oder Mängel
What words are commonly confused with "tadellos"?
"tadellos" is commonly confused with "tatenlos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tadellos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tadellos" is [ˈtaːdl̩loːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tadellos" come from?
"tadellos" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.