meritless
mer·it·less/ˈmɛɹɪtlɪs/adjective
meritless is spelled M-E-R-I-T-L-E-S-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables (mer·it·less). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, meritless means “Without merit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in meritless?
| Letters | 9: M-E-R-I-T-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: mer·it·less |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 meritless?
Meritless appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 meritless?
- /ˈmɛɹɪtlɪs/
Meritless has 3 syllables, split mer·it·less in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meritless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without merit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does meritless come from?
From merit + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).