wahllos

[ˈvaːlloːs]

/[ˈvaːlloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“wahllos” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,231. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,231
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Überlegung, ohne bestimmte Auswahl oder Ordnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-wahllos · wahllos · German

wahllos · rank #26,231 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,231
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vätern

Nearest frequency peer: Vätern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wahllos“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wahllos“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wahllos vs Wallis
57% similar
wahllos vs wehrlos
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wahllos
PropertyValue
Headwordwahllos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvaːlloːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,231
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wahllos“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wahllosliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vätern“ (#26,230), „Wahltag“ (#26,232), „Waisen“ (#26,233). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wahllos“ bei #26,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around wahllos (IPA [ˈvaːlloːs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,231 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne Überlegung, ohne bestimmte Auswahl oder Ordnung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for wahllos, with forms such as "awhllos", "wahhllos", and "wahlloss". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Wallis", "wehrlos", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is wahllos, spelled W-A-H-L-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Überlegung, ohne bestimmte Auswahl oder Ordnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Täter zog seine Waffe und schoß wahllos auf alles, was sich bewegte.
  2. Ein wahllos um sich schießender Mann einer höheren Schule im kanadischen Montreal hat am Mittwoch 20 Schüler verletzt, eine junge Frau starb.

Antonyms

durchdachtgezieltzielgerichtet

This word in other languages

indiscriminate(English)indiscriminado(Español)indiscriminé(Français)indiscriminado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • awhllos
  • wahhllos
  • wahlloss
  • wahllso
  • wahlols
  • wahlos
  • walhlos
  • whallos
  • wwahllos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wahllos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

awhllos2wahhllos1wahlloss1wahllso2wahlols2wahlos1walhlos2whallos2
Edit distance from "wahllos"

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 "wahllos"?
"wahllos" is spelled W-A-H-L-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvaːlloːs].
What does "wahllos" mean?
As an adjective, "wahllos" means: ohne Überlegung, ohne bestimmte Auswahl oder Ordnung
What words are commonly confused with "wahllos"?
"wahllos" is commonly confused with "Wallis", "wehrlos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wahllos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wahllos" is [ˈvaːlloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wahllos" come from?
"wahllos" 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 "wahllos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahltag#26,232würdigt#26,256Tagebau#26,188Abpfiff#26,283

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Vätern9 variantsTücher9 variantsTriest9 variantsspeech9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list