zahnlos

[ˈt͡saːnloːs]

/[ˈt͡saːnloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“zahnlos” is uncommon German (frequency #84,824 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,824
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Zähne im Mund habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zahnlos · zahnlos · German

zahnlos · rank #84,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,824
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zahnarztes

Nearest frequency peer: Zahnarztes (-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 „zahnlos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zahnlos
PropertyValue
Headwordzahnlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡saːnloːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,824
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zahnlos“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zahnarztes“ (#84,823), „Zarah“ (#84,825), „Zahlentheorie“ (#84,822). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zahnlos“ bei #84,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zahnlos is uncommon German at frequency #84,824 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zahnlos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented 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 zahnlos, spelled Z-A-H-N-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    keine Zähne im Mund habend
  2. 2
    nicht durchsetzungsstark, nicht energisch, schwach

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zahnlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der neugeborene Säugling ist noch zahnlos.
  2. Großmutter musste auch noch der letzte Zahn gezogen werden, nun ist sie zahnlos.

Synonyms

unbezahntschwach

Antonyms

starkBiss

This word in other languages

toothless(English)desdentado(Español)édenté(Français)

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 "zahnlos"?
"zahnlos" is spelled Z-A-H-N-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːnloːs].
What does "zahnlos" mean?
As an adjective, "zahnlos" means: keine Zähne im Mund habend
How do you pronounce "zahnlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zahnlos" is [ˈt͡saːnloːs]. 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 "zahnlos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Yolanda#84,821wittere#84,802zünftig#84,852Zürichs#84,853

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list