wirbellosen

[ˈvɪʁbl̩loːzn̩]

/[ˈvɪʁbl̩loːzn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“wirbellosen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,558 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,558
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos

Corpus desk

Index DE-wirbellosen · wirbellosen · German

wirbellosen · rank #77,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,558
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 38,697
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wintersportler

Nearest frequency peer: Wintersportler (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “wirbellosen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “wirbellosen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for wirbellosen
PropertyValue
Headwordwirbellosen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɪʁbl̩loːzn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wirbellosen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wirbellosen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wirbellosen is uncommon German at frequency #77,558 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɪʁbl̩loːzn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wirbellosen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 wirbellosen, spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-L-O-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wirbellosen"?
"wirbellosen" is spelled W-I-R-B-E-L-L-O-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪʁbl̩loːzn̩].
What does "wirbellosen" mean?
As an adjective, "wirbellosen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirbellos
How do you pronounce "wirbellosen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wirbellosen" is [ˈvɪʁbl̩loːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wirbellosen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list