defenceless
/dɪˈfɛnsləs/adjective
defenceless is spelled D-E-F-E-N-C-E-L-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, defenceless means “Without defence; undefended” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in defenceless?
| Letters | 11: D-E-F-E-N-C-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th 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; 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 defenceless?
Defenceless appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th 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 defenceless?
- UK /dɪˈfɛnsləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-defenceless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with defenceless?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as defenceless from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnsləs/, British pronunciation):
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).
Forms of defenceless
- more defenceless comparative
- most defenceless superlative
- defenseless
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defenceless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKWithout defence; undefended.
Paralysed, the old man was defenceless; and the robbers easily stole all of his money.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does defenceless come from?
From defence + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).