peerless
adjective
peerless is spelled P-E-E-R-L-E-S-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, peerless means “Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peerless?
| Letters | 8: P-E-E-R-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is peerless?
Peerless appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 peerless?
Peerless has 2 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).
What rhymes with peerless?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as peerless.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sleepers.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of peerless
- more peerless comparative
- most peerless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peerless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peerless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without peer or equal:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hors pair, sans pareil |
| German | unerreicht, makellos |
| Spanish | sin par, señero |
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 peerless come from?
From Middle English pereles, perles; equivalent to peer + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).