jawless
adjective
jawless is spelled J-A-W-L-E-S-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jawless means “Lacking a jaw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jawless?
| Letters | 7: J-A-W-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 jawless?
Jawless appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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).
What does jawless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking a jaw.
Jawless fishes, such as lampreys, often have large and sharp teeth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jawless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking a jaw:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | kieferlos |
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 jawless come from?
From jaw + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).