clipless
adjective
clipless is spelled C-L-I-P-L-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, clipless means “Without a clip or clips” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in clipless?
| Letters | 8: C-L-I-P-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 clipless?
Clipless appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 clipless?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-clipless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does clipless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without a clip or clips.
- 2
Having a cleat at the sole which can be easily clipped on or off.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clipless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a cleat at the sole which can be easily clipped on or off:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | automático |
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 clipless come from?
From clip + -less. On bicycles, clipless pedals are so called because they do not have toe clips, even though they still have a clip at the bottom of the shoe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).