trostlosen

[ˈtʁoːstloːzn̩]

/[ˈtʁoːstloːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“trostlosen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,893 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,893
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-trostlosen · trostlosen · German

trostlosen · rank #70,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,893
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trinkwassers

Nearest frequency peer: Trinkwassers (-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 „trostlosen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trostlosen
PropertyValue
Headwordtrostlosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁoːstloːzn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trostlosen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trinkwassers“ (#70,892), „Tröster“ (#70,894), „Triebfeder“ (#70,891). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „trostlosen“ bei #70,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trostlosen is uncommon German at frequency #70,893 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁoːstloːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

trostlosen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is trostlosen, spelled T-R-O-S-T-L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos

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 "trostlosen"?
"trostlosen" is spelled T-R-O-S-T-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁoːstloːzn̩].
What does "trostlosen" mean?
As an adjective, "trostlosen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trostlos
How do you pronounce "trostlosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trostlosen" is [ˈtʁoːstloːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trostlosen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Triebfeder#70,891tunesische#70,897umgänglich#70,908temporärer#70,874

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list