zügellos
[ˈt͡syːɡl̩ˌloːs]
The verdict
“zügellos” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Selbstdisziplin, unbeherrscht, maßlos, ungezügelt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zugellos · zügellos · German
zügellos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zügellos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡syːɡl̩ˌloːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zügellos“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zügellos is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡syːɡl̩ˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne Selbstdisziplin, unbeherrscht, maßlos, ungezügelt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zügellos, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zügellos, spelled Z-Ü-G-E-L-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1ohne Selbstdisziplin, unbeherrscht, maßlos, ungezügelt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zügellos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er führte ein zügelloses Leben.
Berauscht euch nicht mit Wein - das macht zügellos -, sondern lasst euch vom Geist erfüllen!
This word in other languages
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.