joblessness
noun
joblessness is spelled J-O-B-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, joblessness means “The state of being jobless or unemployed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in joblessness?
| Letters | 11: J-O-B-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 joblessness?
Joblessness appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 joblessness?
Joblessness has 3 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).
What does joblessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being jobless or unemployed.
- 2
The phenomenon or level of unemployment in an economy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Joblessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unemployment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Arbeitslosigkeit |
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.