fearless
fear·less/ˈfɪɹləs/adjective
fearless is spelled F-E-A-R-L-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (fear·less). It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fearless means “Without fear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fearless?
| Letters | 8: F-E-A-R-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fear·less |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fearless?
Fearless appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 fearless?
- US /ˈfɪɹləs/
- UK /ˈfɪələs/
Fearless has 2 syllables, split fear·less in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fearless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fearless?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fearless from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹləs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fearless
- more fearless comparative
- most fearless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fearless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without fear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fearless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense free from fear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | courageux, brave, intrépide |
| German | furchtlos |
| Portuguese | destemido, impávido |
| Spanish | impávido, sin miedo, denodado |
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 fearless come from?
From fear + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).