effortless
ef·fort·less/ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/adjective
effortless is spelled E-F-F-O-R-T-L-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (ef·fort·less). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, effortless means “Without effort” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in effortless?
| Letters | 10: E-F-F-O-R-T-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ef·fort·less |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th 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 effortless?
Effortless appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 effortless?
- /ˈɛfə(ɹ)tlɪs/
Effortless has 3 syllables, split ef·fort·less in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-effortless.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does effortless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without effort.
She made the move look completely effortless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Effortless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without effort:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sans effort, aisé |
| German | mühelos |
| Portuguese | fácil, sem esforço |
| Spanish | fácil, nada penoso |
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 effortless come from?
From effort + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).