# wireless

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪə.ləs/ · frequency rank #5,177

## Definitions
1. Not having any wires.
2. Functioning without an external wired connection.

## Etymology
From wire + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **wordless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wireless-vs-wordless)
- **wirelessly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wireless-vs-wirelessly)
- **winless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winless-vs-wireless)

## Common misspellings (10)
`iwreless`, `wierless`, `wireelss`, `wireles`, `wirelless`, `wirelses`, `wirleess`, `wirreless`, `wrieless`, `wwireless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wireless