Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiefless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chief-less
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a chief; leaderless.

Example Sentences

"No great clan held rule there; it was filled and disputed by small septs, and broken remnants, and what they call "chiefless folk," driven into the wild country about the springs of Forth and Teith by the advance of the Campbells."

Etymology

From chief + -less. Piecewise doublet of chefless and headless.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chief

Derived Forms

chieflessness

Questions

What does chiefless mean?: Without a chief; leaderless.
Where does chiefless come from?: From chief + -less. Piecewise doublet of chefless and headless.

How to pronounce chiefless

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “chiefless”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “chiefless”.
Repeat and practice — Say “chiefless” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.