Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traceless

/ˈtɹeɪsləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: trace-less
IPA: /ˈtɹeɪsləs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That has no traces

adj

That cannot be traced; untraceable

Etymology

Etymology tree English trace Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English traceless From trace + -less.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹeɪsləs/

Inflected Forms

more traceless (comparative) most traceless (superlative)

Derived Forms

tracelessly tracelessness

Rhymes With

graceless

Questions

How do you pronounce traceless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹeɪsləs/.
What does traceless mean?: That has no traces
Where does traceless come from?: Etymology tree English trace Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English traceless From trace + -less.

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