groundless
/ˈɡɹaʊndləs/adjective
groundless is spelled G-R-O-U-N-D-L-E-S-S: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, groundless means “Without any grounds to support it; baseless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in groundless?
| Letters | 10: G-R-O-U-N-D-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 groundless?
Groundless appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 groundless?
- /ˈɡɹaʊndləs/
Groundless 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: En-us-groundless.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of groundless
- more groundless comparative
- most groundless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does groundless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
- 2
obsoleteBottomless; having no bottom or floor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Groundless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense baseless:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | infondé |
| German | grundlos, unbegründet |
| Spanish | infundado, sin fundamento |
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 groundless come from?
From Middle English groundles (“bottomless”), from Old English grundlēas, from Proto-Germanic *grundulausaz, equivalent to ground + -less. Cognate with Dutch grondeloos, German Low German grundlos, German grundlos, Danish grundløs, Swedish grundlös.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).