# skilful vs skillful

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### skilful
*adjective · IPA /ˈskɪlfəl/ · frequency rank #32,595*
Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful

### skillful
*adjective · IPA /ˈskɪl.fəl/ · frequency rank #24,592*
Possessing skill; skilled.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilful-vs-skillful