harmlos
\ˈhaʁmloːs\
The verdict
“harmlos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inoffensif, inoffensive, bienveillant, candide, caractérise une personne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-harmlos · harmlos · French
harmlos · 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 "H" 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 | harmlos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈhaʁmloːs\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
harmlos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈhaʁmloːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
harmlos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is harmlos, spelled H-A-R-M-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1Inoffensif, inoffensive, bienveillant, candide, caractérise une personne.
- 2Candide# , caractérise un objet.
- 3Anodin, inoffensif, innocent, candide, caractérise une action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how harmlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Broschüre jedenfalls, die der junge Mann mir gegeben hatte, war vollkommen harmlos. Sie hieß »BESTIMMEN SIE IHREN SINNLICHKEITS-QUOTIENTEN« und enthielt Fragen à la: »Masturbieren Sie häufig?« oder »Haben Sie schon einmal Gruppensex praktiziert?«; derlei ist in jeder Ausgabe von ELLE zu finden.
Emmanuel Macron wolle Ungeimpften "bis zum Ende auf die Nerven gehen", das sagte er in einem Zeitungsinterview. Das ist aber noch eine der harmloseren Übersetzungen.
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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.