wehrlos
[ˈveːɐ̯loːs]
The verdict
“wehrlos” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,549 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #35,549
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich nicht wehren könnend; unfähig, sich zu verteidigen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wehrlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈveːɐ̯loːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #35,549 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wehrlos” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for wehrlos is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈveːɐ̯loːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,549 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich nicht wehren könnend; unfähig, sich zu verteidigen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for wehrlos, with forms such as "ewhrlos", "wehhrlos", and "wehlros". 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, "wertlos", "wahllos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 wehrlos, spelled W-E-H-R-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1sich nicht wehren könnend; unfähig, sich zu verteidigen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewhrlos,wehhrlos,wehlros,wehrllos,wehrloss,wehrlso,wehrols,wehrrlos,werhlos,wherlos,wwehrlos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wehrlos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “wehrlos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-H-R-L-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈveːɐ̯loːs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “wertlos” - see the side-by-side comparison. wehrlos vs wertlos
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.