windless
/ˈwɪndləs/adjective
windless is spelled W-I-N-D-L-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, windless means “Devoid of wind; calm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in windless?
| Letters | 8: W-I-N-D-L-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is windless?
Windless appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 windless?
- /ˈwɪndləs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with windless
Sounds like: windlass (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with windless?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as windless.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: wildness.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of windless
- more windless comparative
- most windless superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does windless mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Devoid of wind; calm.
- 2
Out of breath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Windless in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense devoid of wind:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | windstill |
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 windless come from?
From Middle English wyndles, equivalent to wind + -less. Cognate with Old Norse vindlauss (“windless”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).