soundless
sound·less/ˈsaʊn(d)ləs/adjective
soundless is spelled S-O-U-N-D-L-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables (sound·less). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, soundless means “Without sound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in soundless?
| Letters | 9: S-O-U-N-D-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sound·less |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 soundless?
Soundless appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 soundless?
- US /ˈsaʊn(d)ləs/
Soundless has 2 syllables, split sound·less in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-soundless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of soundless
- more soundless comparative
- most soundless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soundless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without sound.
a soundless tableau
- 2
Not capable of being sounded or fathomed.
the soundless deep
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Soundless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without sound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | lautlos, geräuschlos |
| Portuguese | insonoro |
| Spanish | insonoro |
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 soundless come from?
From sound + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).