# hairless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɛələs/ · frequency rank #32,838

## Definitions
1. Destitute of hair.
2. Bald.

## Etymology
From hair + -less. Piecewise doublet of hair loss. Cognate with German haarlos.

## Easily confused with
- **harness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hairless-vs-harness)
- **heiress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hairless-vs-heiress)
- **hapless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hairless-vs-hapless)
- **harmless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hairless-vs-harmless)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahirless`, `hailress`, `hairelss`, `hairles`, `hairlless`, `hairlses`, `hairrless`, `hariless`, `hhairless`, `hiarless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hairless