zwanglos

[ˈt͡svaŋˌloːs]

/[ˈt͡svaŋˌloːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“zwanglos” is uncommon German (frequency #58,489 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,489
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ohne Zwang

Corpus desk

Index DE-zwanglos · zwanglos · German

zwanglos · rank #58,489 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,489
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuständiger

Nearest frequency peer: Zuständiger (-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 „zwanglos“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zwanglos
PropertyValue
Headwordzwanglos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡svaŋˌloːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,489
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zwanglos“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zwanglosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuständiger“ (#58,488), „Zwangspause“ (#58,490), „zusammengehören“ (#58,487). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zwanglos“ bei #58,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zwanglos is uncommon German at frequency #58,489 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡svaŋˌloːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ohne Zwang".

No misspelling variants are generated for zwanglos in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zwanglos, spelled Z-W-A-N-G-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ohne Zwang

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Antiautoritäre Erziehung ist eine möglichst zwanglose Erziehung.

This word in other languages

unconstrained(English)

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 "zwanglos"?
"zwanglos" is spelled Z-W-A-N-G-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡svaŋˌloːs].
What does "zwanglos" mean?
As an adjective, "zwanglos" means: Ohne Zwang
How do you pronounce "zwanglos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zwanglos" is [ˈt͡svaŋˌloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zwanglos" come from?
"zwanglos" 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 "zwanglos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zisterne#58,477Xinjiang#58,468abkürzen#58,512wohnende#58,460

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list