laughless
/ˈlæfləs/
"laughless" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laughless” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devoid of laughs.
Corpus desk
Index EN-laughless · laughless · English
laughless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laughless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlæfləs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “laughless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
laughless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlæfləs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Devoid of laughs.".
laughless has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From laugh + -less. The correct English form is laughless, spelled L-A-U-G-H-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Devoid of laughs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laughless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then, tearless and laughless and, most damningly for a woman still stretching for girlhood, applauseless, I realize the other reason I had hysterics.
Etymology
From laugh + -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.