hornless
/ˈhɔɹn.lɪs/adjective
hornless is spelled H-O-R-N-L-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hornless means “Without horns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hornless?
| Letters | 8: H-O-R-N-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 hornless?
Hornless appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 hornless?
- UK /ˈhɔːn.lɪs/
- /ˈhɔːn.ləs/
- US /ˈhɔɹn.lɪs/
Hornless 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hornless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hornless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without horns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hornless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without horns:
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 hornless come from?
From Middle English hornles, equivalent to horn + -less. Piecewise doublet of cornless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).