meaningless
mean·ing·less/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/adjective
meaningless is spelled M-E-A-N-I-N-G-L-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables (mean·ing·less). It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, meaningless means “Lacking meaning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meaningless?
| Letters | 11: M-E-A-N-I-N-G-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mean·ing·less |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is meaningless?
Meaningless appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 meaningless?
- /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/
Meaningless has 3 syllables, split mean·ing·less in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-meaningless.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of meaningless
- more meaningless comparative
- most meaningless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meaningless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking meaning.
The word "gugugu" is meaningless in English.
- 2
Insignificant; not worthy of importance.
All our efforts were ultimately meaningless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Meaningless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lacking meaning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dénué de sens, dépourvu de sens |
| German | sinnlos, bedeutungslos |
| Portuguese | insignificante, sem sentido |
| Spanish | sin significado, insignificativo |
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.
Where does meaningless come from?
From meaning + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).