backless
/ˈbækləs/adjective
backless is spelled B-A-C-K-L-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, backless means “Having no back, especially where one would be expected, as with a chair or a dress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in backless?
| Letters | 8: B-A-C-K-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 backless?
Backless appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 backless?
- US /ˈbækləs/
Backless 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)-Flame,_not_lame-backless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with backless?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as backless from its last stressed vowel (/ækləs/):
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).
What does backless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no back, especially where one would be expected, as with a chair or a dress.
a backless surgical gown
- 2
Having the back uncovered, showing the skin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Backless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having no back:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | rückenfrei |
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 backless come from?
From back + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).