priceless
price·less/ˈpɹaɪslɪs/adjective
priceless is spelled P-R-I-C-E-L-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables (price·less). It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, priceless means “Without a price assigned; unpriced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in priceless?
| Letters | 9: P-R-I-C-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: price·less |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st 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 priceless?
Priceless appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 priceless?
- US /ˈpɹaɪslɪs/
- US /-ləs/
Priceless has 2 syllables, split price·less in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-priceless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of priceless
- more priceless comparative
- most priceless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does priceless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
rareWithout a price assigned; unpriced.
- 2
So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price.
- 3
archaicOf no value; valueless; worthless.
- 4
Held in high regard; treasured.
- 5
informalAbsurd; ridiculous.
- 6
informalVery amusing; hilarious.
- 7
informalExcellent; fantastic; wonderful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Priceless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense so precious as not to be sold at any price:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inestimable |
| German | unbezahlbar |
| Portuguese | inestimável |
| Spanish | que no tiene precio (s), sin precio (s) |
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 priceless come from?
From price + -less (“lacking, without”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).