flavorless
/ˈfleɪvɚləs/adjective
flavorless is spelled F-L-A-V-O-R-L-E-S-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, flavorless means “Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in flavorless?
| Letters | 10: F-L-A-V-O-R-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 flavorless?
Flavorless appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 flavorless?
- US /ˈfleɪvɚləs/
- UK /ˈfleɪvələs/
Flavorless has 3 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: En-au-flavorless.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of flavorless
- more flavorless comparative
- most flavorless superlative
- flavourless
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flavorless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
- 2
Flat; lacking character or definition.
- 3
Without flavor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flavorless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking taste or flavor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | fad, fade, geschmacklos |
| Portuguese | insípido, insosso |
| Spanish | soso, desaborido, chirle, insulso, insípido |
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 flavorless come from?
From flavor + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).