trostlos

/[ˈtʁoːstloːs]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,314

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

trostlos is anGermanadj. It means: durch nichts und niemanden Trost findend; verzweifelt Pronounced [ˈtʁoːstloːs].

Key facts for trostlos
PropertyValue
Headwordtrostlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈtʁoːstloːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,314
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for trostlos is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁoːstloːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,314 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for trostlos, with forms such as "rtostlos", "torstlos", and "trosltos". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 trostlos, spelled T-R-O-S-T-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
    durch nichts und niemanden Trost findend; verzweifelt
  2. 2
    deprimierend schlecht
  3. 3
    öde, reizlos

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtostlos,torstlos,trosltos,trosstlos,trostllos,trostloss,trostlso,trostols,trosttlos,trotslos,trrostlos,trsotlos,ttrostlos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for trostlos

Misspelling Variants of "trostlos"

rtostlos8torstlos8trosltos8trosstlos9trostllos9trostloss9trostlso8trostols8
Misspelling Variants of "trostlos"

Frequency rank: #49,314 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trostlos"?
"trostlos" is spelled T-R-O-S-T-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁoːstloːs].
What does "trostlos" mean?
As an adj, "trostlos" means: durch nichts und niemanden Trost findend; verzweifelt
What are common misspellings of "trostlos"?
Common misspellings include "rtostlos", "torstlos", "trosltos", "trosstlos", "trostllos". The correct spelling is "trostlos".
How do you pronounce "trostlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trostlos" is [ˈtʁoːstloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trostlos" come from?
"trostlos" 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.