lawlessness
noun
lawlessness is spelled L-A-W-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lawlessness means “A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lawlessness is lawlessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in lawlessness?
| Letters | 11: L-A-W-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd 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 lawlessness?
Lawlessness appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 lawlessness?
- US
Lawlessness 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). Recordings: En-us-lawlessness.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lawlessness
- lawlessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lawlessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.
Near-synonyms: Wild West, free-for-all
- 2
Defiance of the law; outlawry, exorbitant levels of crime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lawlessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of law and order:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anarchie, illégalité |
| German | Gesetzlosigkeit, Zügellosigkeit |
| Portuguese | anarquia |
| Spanish | iniquidad |
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.