nerveless
/ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/
"nerveless" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“nerveless” 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) - Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nerveless · nerveless · English
nerveless · 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 "N" 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 | nerveless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “nerveless” in English
Rare enough to double-check
nerveless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈnɜː(ɹ)vləs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nerveless, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From nerve + -less. The correct English form is nerveless, spelled N-E-R-V-E-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Lacking nerve: fearful; cowardly.
- 2Lacking a nervous system.
- 3Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nerveless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Little Sea and Desire, blessed, nerveless savages, were sound asleep.
There was no distracting Rosol's ice-calm as he killed the fifth set and match. Ace, cross-court forehand winner, ace, forehand winner – a blistering eighth game took him to 5-3 and informed Nadal precisely how nerveless the Czech was.
Etymology
From nerve + -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.