shameless
shame·less/ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/adjective
shameless is spelled S-H-A-M-E-L-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables (shame·less). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, shameless means “Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shameless?
| Letters | 9: S-H-A-M-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: shame·less |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 shameless?
Shameless appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 shameless?
- /ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/
- /ˈʃeɪ̯mləs/
- Australia /ˈʃæ̝ɪ̯mləs/
Shameless has 2 syllables, split shame·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-shameless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shameless
- more shameless comparative
- most shameless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shameless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
- 2
obsoleteNot subject to other people’s shaming or reproach.
Near-synonyms: blameless, unblameable
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shameless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having no shame:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | effronté, éhonté, sans scrupules, sans vergogne |
| German | schamlos, unverschämt |
| Portuguese | desavergonhado, sem-vergonha |
| Spanish | desvergonzado, caradura, descarado, impúdico, relambido, desfachatado |
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 shameless come from?
From Middle English schameles, shameles, from Old English sċamlēas, sċeamlēas (“without shame; shameless”), from Proto-Germanic *skamalausaz (“shameless”), equivalent to shame + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).