barbless
adjective
barbless is spelled B-A-R-B-L-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, barbless means “Lacking a barb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in barbless?
| Letters | 8: B-A-R-B-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is barbless?
Barbless appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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).
What does barbless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking a barb.
We used barbless fishhooks in the catch-and-release stream, in order to minimize harm to the fish.
- 2
Of a feather, lacking barbs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does barbless come from?
From barb + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).