dauntless
/ˈdɔnt.ləs/adjective
dauntless is spelled D-A-U-N-T-L-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dauntless means “Invulnerable to fear or intimidation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dauntless?
| Letters | 9: D-A-U-N-T-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 dauntless?
Dauntless appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 dauntless?
- UK /ˈdɔːnt.ləs/
- US /ˈdɔnt.ləs/
- /ˈdɑnt.ləs/
Dauntless has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dauntless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dauntless
- more dauntless comparative
- most dauntless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dauntless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dauntless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense invulnerable to fear or intimidation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indomptable |
| German | unerschrocken, furchtlos |
| Spanish | impertérrito |
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 dauntless come from?
From daunt + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).