# shitless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #43,914

## Definitions
1. Having an empty bowel; greatly frightened; see usage notes below.

## Etymology
From shit + -less. Compare scare the shit out of.

## Easily confused with
- **spotless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shitless-vs-spotless)
- **shirtless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shirtless-vs-shitless)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsitless`, `shhitless`, `shiltess`, `shitelss`, `shitles`, `shitlless`, `shitlses`, `shittless`, `shtiless`, `sihtless`, `sshitless`

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