aimless
/ˈeɪm.ləs/adjective
aimless is spelled A-I-M-L-E-S-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aimless means “Without aim, purpose, or direction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aimless?
| Letters | 7: A-I-M-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is aimless?
Aimless appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aimless?
- /ˈeɪm.ləs/
Aimless has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-aimless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with aimless?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as aimless.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: melissa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of aimless
- more aimless comparative
- most aimless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aimless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without aim, purpose, or direction.
an aimless life
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aimless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without aim:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | planlos, ziellos |
| Portuguese | sem rumo |
| Spanish | sin rumbo, sin objeto, sin objetivo, sin propósito, sin rumbo fijo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aimless come from?
From aim + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).