teilnahmslos

[ˈtaɪ̯lnaːmsˌloːs]

/[ˈtaɪ̯lnaːmsˌloːs]/ adj

The verdict

“teilnahmslos” is uncommon German (frequency #75,118 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,118
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne innere Beteiligung, ohne Emotionen, ohne Mitgefühl

Corpus desk

Index DE-teilnahmslos · teilnahmslos · German

teilnahmslos · rank #75,118 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,118
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tellerwäscher

Nearest frequency peer: Tellerwäscher (+1 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 „teilnahmslos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for teilnahmslos
PropertyValue
Headwordteilnahmslos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtaɪ̯lnaːmsˌloːs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#75,118
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „teilnahmslos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).teilnahmslosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tellerwäscher“ (#75,119), „Teenagers“ (#75,116), „Terrorakt“ (#75,121). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „teilnahmslos“ bei #75,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

teilnahmslos is uncommon German at frequency #75,118 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtaɪ̯lnaːmsˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne innere Beteiligung, ohne Emotionen, ohne Mitgefühl".

teilnahmslos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is teilnahmslos, spelled T-E-I-L-N-A-H-M-S-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne innere Beteiligung, ohne Emotionen, ohne Mitgefühl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how teilnahmslos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach dem Unfall saß die Beifahrerin nur teilnahmslos in der Ecke.
  2. „Ich saß noch teilnahmsloser als sonst am Frühstückstisch.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); 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 "teilnahmslos"?
"teilnahmslos" is spelled T-E-I-L-N-A-H-M-S-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaɪ̯lnaːmsˌloːs].
What does "teilnahmslos" mean?
As an adjective, "teilnahmslos" means: ohne innere Beteiligung, ohne Emotionen, ohne Mitgefühl
How do you pronounce "teilnahmslos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teilnahmslos" is [ˈtaɪ̯lnaːmsˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teilnahmslos" come from?
"teilnahmslos" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list