eyeless
/ˈaɪ.ləs/adjective
eyeless is spelled E-Y-E-L-E-S-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, eyeless means “Having no eyes (organs of sight)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eyeless?
| Letters | 7: E-Y-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd 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 eyeless?
Eyeless appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 eyeless?
- /ˈaɪ.ləs/
Eyeless 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-eyeless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does eyeless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no eyes (organs of sight).
Huge eyeless crabs roam the ocean floor around hydrothermal vents.
- 2
Having no sight; blind.
- 3
Having no eye: having no hole.
eyeless needle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eyeless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having no eyes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | augenlos |
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 eyeless come from?
From Middle English eyles, eieles, equivalent to eye + -less. Compare West Frisian eachleas (“eyeless”), Dutch oogloos (“eyeless”), German augenlos (“eyeless”), Swedish ögalös (“eyeless”), Icelandic augnalaus (“eyeless”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).