speechlessness
noun
speechlessness is spelled S-P-E-E-C-H-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, speechlessness means “The state of being speechless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of speechlessness is speechlessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in speechlessness?
| Letters | 14: S-P-E-E-C-H-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 speechlessness?
Speechlessness appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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).
Forms of speechlessness
- speechlessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speechlessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being speechless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Speechlessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being speechless:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sprachlosigkeit, Stummheit |
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 speechlessness come from?
From speechless + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).