stateless
adjective
stateless is spelled S-T-A-T-E-L-E-S-S: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stateless means “Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stateless?
| Letters | 9: S-T-A-T-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stateless?
Stateless appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 stateless?
Stateless has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stateless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stateless?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as stateless.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tasteless.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does stateless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions.
A stateless server treats each request independently.
- 2
datedWithout state or pomp.
- 3
Without a state or nationality; not subject to any state.
UN Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons
- 4
Neither believing in nor supporting the idea of nations.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stateless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zustandlos , heimatlos, staatenlos |
| French | apatride |
| Portuguese | apátrida |
| Spanish | apátrida |
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 stateless come from?
From state + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).