strengthless
"strengthless" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“strengthless” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.
Corpus desk
Index EN-strengthless · strengthless · English
strengthless · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | strengthless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “strengthless” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
strengthless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
strengthless doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English strengthles, streintheles, strencthelæs, equivalent to strength + -less. The correct English form is strengthless, spelled S-T-R-E-N-G-T-H-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Being powerless or weak; lacking strength.
- 2Having no special abilities or talents; lacking strengths.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how strengthless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And as the vvretch vvhoſe feuer-vveakned ioynts, / Like ſtrengthleſſe hinges buckle vnder life, / […] euen ſo my limbes, / VVeakened vvith griefe, being novv enragde vvith griefe, / Are thrice themſelues: […]
Etymology
From Middle English strengthles, streintheles, strencthelæs, equivalent to strength + -less.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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