# endless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛndlɪs/ · frequency rank #5,323

## Definitions
1. Having no end.
2. Extending indefinitely.
3. Too much or many to be exhausted; an extremely high number or amount of; immeasurable, innumerable.
4. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying.

## Etymology
From Middle English endeles, from Old English endelēas (“endless”), from Proto-Germanic *andijalausaz (“endless”), equivalent to end + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **endlessly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/endless-vs-endlessly)
- **Enders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enders-vs-endless)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ednless`, `enddless`, `endelss`, `endles`, `endlless`, `endlses`, `enldess`, `enndless`, `nedless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/endless