wehrlose

[ˈveːɐ̯loːzə]

/[ˈveːɐ̯loːzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“wehrlose” is uncommon German (frequency #55,027 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,027
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos

Corpus desk

Index DE-wehrlose · wehrlose · German

wehrlose · rank #55,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,027
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weiht

Nearest frequency peer: weiht (+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 „wehrlose“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wehrlose
PropertyValue
Headwordwehrlose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯loːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wehrlose“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „weiht“ (#55,028), „wechselseitige“ (#55,025), „weiterbringen“ (#55,029). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wehrlose“ bei #55,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wehrlose is uncommon German at frequency #55,027 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯loːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wehrlose in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 wehrlose, spelled W-E-H-R-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos

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 "wehrlose"?
"wehrlose" is spelled W-E-H-R-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯loːzə].
What does "wehrlose" mean?
As an adjective, "wehrlose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wehrlos
How do you pronounce "wehrlose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wehrlose" is [ˈveːɐ̯loːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Windböen#55,038verleihe#54,998zerteilt#55,056verkannt#54,996

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list