Syllables    Synonyms    Quiz

hopeless

How many syllables in hopeless?

  2 syllables

Divide hopeless into syllables:   hope-less
Stressed syllable in hopeless:   hope-less
How to pronounce hopeless:   hohp-lis
How to say hopeless:

Cite This Source

Bibliography Citations
MLA   |    APA   |   Chicago Manual Style
"hopeless." HowManySyllables.com. How Many Syllables, n.d. Web. 29 December 2025.

Learn a New Word

Wondering why hopeless is 2 syllables?   Contact Us!   We'll explain.

Syllable Rules

1.  What is a syllable?
2.  How to count syllables.
3.  How to divide into syllables.

More Grammar
Trending Words
Syllable Quiz
Can you divide
oil into syllables?
Take the Syllable Quiz

Syllables    Synonyms    Quiz

Synonyms for hopeless


1 syllable
  • bleak
    2 syllables
    • abject
    • forlorn
    • unfit
    • feckless
    • inept
    • useless
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
    5 syllables
    Let Teachers Teach™ Contest
    How could $250 help your students?

    Prize awarded to a teacher each month.
    $Read the contest rules and apply
    Fun Fact
    The letters in ‘spoon-feed’ are
    in reverse alphabetical order.
    !Get more facts
    Poetry
    How many syllables
    are in a Haiku?
    ?Learn Here
    Do You Know
    when you should use
    To, Too, 2, and Two?
    Find Out Here

    Parents, Teachers, StudentsDo you have a grammar question?
    Need help finding a syllable count?
    Want to say thank you?

    Contact Us!