# relentless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/ · frequency rank #14,823

## Definitions
1. Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
2. Unremitting, steady and persistent.

## Etymology
From relent + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **relentlessly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relentless-vs-relentlessly)

## Common misspellings (14)
`erlentless`, `reelntless`, `relenltess`, `relenntless`, `relentelss`, `relentles`, `relentlless`, `relentlses`, `relenttless`, `reletnless`, `rellentless`, `relnetless`, `rleentless`, `rrelentless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/relentless