zahllos
[ˈt͡saːlloːs]
The verdict
“zahllos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne die Möglichkeit der Angabe einer Zahl, unzählbar viel
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahllos · zahllos · German
zahllos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zahllos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːlloːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zahllos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zahllos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡saːlloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne die Möglichkeit der Angabe einer Zahl, unzählbar viel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zahllos, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zahllos, spelled Z-A-H-L-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne die Möglichkeit der Angabe einer Zahl, unzählbar viel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zahllos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es gab zahllose Proteste der Anwohner.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.