How Do You Spell OFFENCELESS?

Pronunciation: [əfˈɛnsləs] (IPA)

The word "offenceless" is spelled with two F's, despite the fact that it may seem more intuitive to spell it with only one. This is because the word is derived from the Old French word "ofenseles," which itself has two F's. The IPA phonetic transcription for "offenceless" is /əˈfɛns.ləs/. It is pronounced with primary stress on the second syllable and a secondary stress on the first syllable.

OFFENCELESS Meaning and Definition

1. Free from a disposition to offend.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for OFFENCELESS

• iffenceless
• kffenceless
• lffenceless
• pffenceless
• 0ffenceless
• 9ffenceless
• odfenceless
• ocfenceless
• ovfenceless
• ogfenceless
• otfenceless
• orfenceless
• ofdenceless
• ofcenceless
• ofvenceless
• ofgenceless
• oftenceless
• ofrenceless
• offwnceless

Etymology of OFFENCELESS

The word offenceless is derived from the root word offense, which comes from the Latin word offendere. Offendere means to strike against, stumble, or to displease. The suffix -less is added to the word offense to create offenceless, meaning without offense or incapable of causing offense.

Similar spelling words for OFFENCELESS

• offensive,
• offenseless,
• offensively,
• offensiveness.