# stateless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #35,095

## Definitions
1. Of a system or protocol, such that it does not keep a persistent state between transactions.
2. Without state or pomp.
3. Without a state or nationality; not subject to any state.
4. Neither believing in nor supporting the idea of nations.

## Etymology
From state + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **stainless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stainless-vs-stateless)
- **shameless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shameless-vs-stateless)

## Common misspellings (11)
`satteless`, `sstateless`, `staetless`, `stateelss`, `stateles`, `statelless`, `statelses`, `statleess`, `statteless`, `sttaeless`, `sttateless`

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