tongueless
adjective
tongueless is spelled T-O-N-G-U-E-L-E-S-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tongueless means “Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tongueless?
| Letters | 10: T-O-N-G-U-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 tongueless?
Tongueless appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
What does tongueless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.
tongueless amphibians
- 2
Having no tongue because hitched in another way.
tongueless plow
- 3
Lacking speech; mute.
- 4
Making no sound; silent, speechless.
- 5
Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tongueless come from?
From Middle English tongeles, tunglees, equivalent to tongue + -less. Cognate with Old Norse tungulauss (“tongueless”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).