guilelessness
/ˈɡaɪl.lɪs.nɪs/noun
guilelessness is spelled G-U-I-L-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 13 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, guilelessness means “The characteristic of being guileless; honesty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in guilelessness?
| Letters | 13: G-U-I-L-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is guilelessness?
Guilelessness appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 guilelessness?
- US /ˈɡaɪl.lɪs.nɪs/
Guilelessness has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does guilelessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being guileless; honesty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Guilelessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the characteristic of being guileless; honesty:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Arglosigkeit |
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 guilelessness come from?
From guileless + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).