heedless
/ˈhiːdləs/adjective
heedless is spelled H-E-E-D-L-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, heedless means “Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in heedless?
| Letters | 8: H-E-E-D-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 heedless?
Heedless appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 heedless?
- /ˈhiːdləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-heedless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of heedless
- more heedless comparative
- most heedless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does heedless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unaware; without noticing; careless; inattentive.
Sing we joyous, all together, heedless of the wind and weather.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Heedless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unaware, without noticing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | insouciant, inattentif, négligent |
| German | unachtsam, achtlos, nicht beachtend, unaufmerksam, rücksichtslos, unbedacht |
| Spanish | negligente, inconsiderado, indiligente, desatento, distraído, despistado |
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 heedless come from?
From heed + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).