strapless
/ˈstrapləs/adjective, noun
strapless is spelled S-T-R-A-P-L-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, strapless means “Without a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in strapless?
| Letters | 9: S-T-R-A-P-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,703rd 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 strapless?
Strapless appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd 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 strapless?
- /ˈstrapləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-strapless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of strapless
- straplesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does strapless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Without a strap or straps; usually describing women's clothing without shoulder straps.
noun
- 1
The penis of a trans woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Strapless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without straps:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | trägerlos |
| Portuguese | tomara que caia |
| Spanish | palabra de honor |
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 strapless come from?
From strap + -less. The noun sense is by analogy of strap-on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).