kidless

adj

"kidless" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Without kids; childless.

Key facts for kidless
PropertyValue
Headwordkidless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kidless” sits in English frequency

kidless falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

kidless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Without kids; childless.".

Zero misspellings are on record for kidless in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From kid + -less. The correct English form is kidless, spelled K-I-D-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Without kids; childless.

Etymology

From kid + -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 "kidless"?
"kidless" is spelled K-I-D-L-E-S-S.
What does "kidless" mean?
As an adjective, "kidless" means: Without kids; childless.
What is the origin of the word "kidless"?
From kid + -less. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “kidless”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is K-I-D-L-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list