nutzlos

\ˈnʊt͡sloːs\

/\ˈnʊt͡sloːs\/ adj

The verdict

“nutzlos” 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) - Inutile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nutzlos · nutzlos · French

nutzlos · 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 "N" 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.

Key facts for nutzlos
PropertyValue
Headwordnutzlos
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈnʊt͡sloːs\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « nutzlos » en français

nutzlossiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nutzlos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈnʊt͡sloːs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inutile.".

Zero misspellings are on record for nutzlos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is nutzlos, spelled N-U-T-Z-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inutile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Anstrengungen waren völlig nutzlos.
  2. Wir raten Ihnen, zerstreuen Sie sich nicht durch nutzlose Gedanken, sondern sammeln Sie sich, es werden große Anforderungen an Sie gestellt werden.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nutzlos"?
"nutzlos" is spelled N-U-T-Z-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈnʊt͡sloːs\.
What does "nutzlos" mean?
As an adjective, "nutzlos" means: Inutile.
How do you pronounce "nutzlos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nutzlos" is \ˈnʊt͡sloːs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nutzlos" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list