worthlessness
noun
worthlessness is spelled W-O-R-T-H-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, worthlessness means “The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of worthlessness is worthlessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in worthlessness?
| Letters | 13: W-O-R-T-H-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| 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; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is worthlessness?
Worthlessness 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 worthlessness?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-worthlessness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of worthlessness
- worthlessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does worthlessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.
Kids these days far too often attribute low academic grades to feelings of worthlessness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Worthlessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of lacking worth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| 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.
Where does worthlessness come from?
From worthless + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).