uselessness
noun
uselessness is spelled U-S-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uselessness means “The state or quality of being useless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uselessness is uselessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in uselessness?
| Letters | 11: U-S-E-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th 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 uselessness?
Uselessness appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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).
Forms of uselessness
- uselessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uselessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being useless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uselessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being useless:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inutilité |
| German | Sinnlosigkeit |
| Portuguese | inutilidade |
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.