placeless
adjective
placeless is spelled P-L-A-C-E-L-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, placeless means “Lacking a proper place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in placeless?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-C-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 placeless?
Placeless appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Forms of placeless
- more placeless comparative
- most placeless superlative
- place-less
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does placeless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lacking a proper place.
a placeless person
- 2
Lacking places for people, things, etc.; lacking a geographic orientation.
a placeless society
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does placeless come from?
From Middle English placeles, placelees, equivalent to place + -less. Piecewise doublet of piazzaless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).