wertlosen

[ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzn̩]

/[ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wertlosen” is uncommon German (frequency #63,946 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,946
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos

Corpus desk

Index DE-wertlosen · wertlosen · German

wertlosen · rank #63,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,946
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH westfälischer

Nearest frequency peer: westfälischer (+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 „wertlosen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wertlosen
PropertyValue
Headwordwertlosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wertlosen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „westfälischer“ (#63,947), „Werbeagenturen“ (#63,943), „Weltschmerz“ (#63,942). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wertlosen“ bei #63,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wertlosen is uncommon German at frequency #63,946 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for wertlosen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is wertlosen, spelled W-E-R-T-L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "wertlosen"?
"wertlosen" is spelled W-E-R-T-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzn̩].
What does "wertlosen" mean?
As an adjective, "wertlosen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertlos
How do you pronounce "wertlosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wertlosen" is [ˈveːɐ̯tˌloːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wertlosen" come from?
"wertlosen" 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 "wertlosen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list