earless
/ɪə̯ləs/
"earless" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“earless” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lacking ears.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | earless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ɪə̯ləs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “earless” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for earless is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪə̯ləs/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lacking ears.".
No misspelling variants are generated for earless in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ear + -less. The correct English form is earless, spelled E-A-R-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Lacking ears.
Etymology
From ear + -less.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “earless”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-A-R-L-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪə̯ləs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.