earless
/ɪɹləs/adjective, noun
earless is spelled E-A-R-L-E-S-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, earless means “Lacking ears” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in earless?
| Letters | 7: E-A-R-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is earless?
Earless appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 earless?
- UK /ɪə̯ləs/
- US /ɪɹləs/
- US /iɹləs/
As a noun (“A countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an…”): /ɜːlɛs/, /ɝlɛs/.
Earless has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-earless1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-earless2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of earless
- earlesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking ears.
Earless seals are probably more hydrodynamic without ear lobes.
noun
- 1
nonstandardA countess (a female holder of an earldom or the wife of an earl).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of earless (female earl)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking ears:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ohrlos |
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 earless come from?
From ear + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).