vaterlos
[ˈfaːtɐˌloːs]
The verdict
“vaterlos” 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) - ohne Vater
Corpus desk
Index DE-vaterlos · vaterlos · German
vaterlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vaterlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfaːtɐˌloːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vaterlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vaterlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaːtɐˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Vater".
vaterlos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vaterlos, spelled V-A-T-E-R-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Vater
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vaterlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fast 2,5 Millionen Kinder in Deutschland haben im Zweiten Weltkrieg ihren Vater verloren. Beinahe jedes vierte Kind wuchs ohne männlichen Elternteil auf. Aber bis heute hat sich kaum jemand für das Schicksal dieser vaterlosen Kinder interessiert.“
„Sie arbeitete schwer, um ihren vaterlosen Kindern ein Heim zu schaffen.“
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.