waffenlos
[ˈvafn̩ˌloːs]
The verdict
“waffenlos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Waffen; keine Waffen besitzend/tragend
Corpus desk
Index DE-waffenlos · waffenlos · German
waffenlos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | waffenlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈvafn̩ˌloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „waffenlos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
waffenlos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvafn̩ˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Waffen; keine Waffen besitzend/tragend".
No misspelling variants are generated for waffenlos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is waffenlos, spelled W-A-F-F-E-N-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Waffen; keine Waffen besitzend/tragend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how waffenlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ja, er hatte den Umgang mit Waffen und den waffenlosen Nahkampf geübt, aber vor langer Zeit, und es war nie seine Stärke gewesen.“
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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.