jokeless

adj

"jokeless" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jokeless” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devoid of jokes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jokeless · jokeless · English

jokeless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for jokeless
PropertyValue
Headwordjokeless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jokeless” in English

jokelesssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jokeless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Devoid of jokes.".

jokeless doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From joke + -less. The correct English form is jokeless, spelled J-O-K-E-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Devoid of jokes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jokeless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:cheerless, Thesaurus:humorless

Etymology

From joke + -less.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jokeless"?
"jokeless" is spelled J-O-K-E-L-E-S-S.
What does "jokeless" mean?
As an adjective, "jokeless" means: Devoid of jokes.
What is the origin of the word "jokeless"?
From joke + -less. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list