clawless
claw·less/ˈklɔːləs/adjective
clawless is spelled C-L-A-W-L-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (claw·less). It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clawless means “Having no claws” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clawless?
| Letters | 8: C-L-A-W-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: claw·less |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 clawless?
Clawless appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 clawless?
- /ˈklɔːləs/
Clawless has 2 syllables, split claw·less in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-clawless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clawless
- more clawless comparative
- most clawless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clawless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no claws.
You are still clawless, and that guard on the wall probably thinks you’re doing some kind of very-low-energy yoga routine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clawless come from?
From claw + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).