valueless
/ˈvaljʊləs/adjective
valueless is spelled V-A-L-U-E-L-E-S-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, valueless means “Having no value; worthless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in valueless?
| Letters | 9: V-A-L-U-E-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is valueless?
Valueless appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 valueless?
- /ˈvaljʊləs/
Valueless has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-valueless.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does valueless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having no value; worthless.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Valueless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having no value:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | sin valor, que no tiene valor |
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 valueless come from?
From value + -less.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).