wertlose

[ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzə]

/[ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“wertlose” is uncommon German (frequency #56,683 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,683
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 wertlos

Corpus desk

Index DE-wertlose · wertlose · German

wertlose · rank #56,683 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,683
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Weltöffentlic…

Nearest frequency peer: Weltöffentlichkeit (-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 „wertlose“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wertlose
PropertyValue
Headwordwertlose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,683
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wertlose“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).wertlosefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Weltöffentlichkeit“ (#56,682), „widersteht“ (#56,684), „wiedereröffnet“ (#56,685). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wertlose“ bei #56,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wertlose is uncommon German at frequency #56,683 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

wertlose has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 wertlose, spelled W-E-R-T-L-O-S-E.

Definition

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

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 "wertlose"?
"wertlose" is spelled W-E-R-T-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzə].
What does "wertlose" mean?
As an adjective, "wertlose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
How do you pronounce "wertlose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wertlose" is [ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wertlose" come from?
"wertlose" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list