angstful
"angstful" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angstful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive
Corpus desk
Index EN-angstful · angstful · English
angstful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angstful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “angstful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
angstful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive".
Zero misspellings are on record for angstful in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From angst + -ful. Compare German angstvoll. The correct English form is angstful, spelled A-N-G-S-T-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Full of angst; fearful; apprehensive
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how angstful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It's a lot harder to write music and to get more melodic and try to actually have songs within those heavy, droning, angstful power chords.
In our current, rather foreshortened view, fuelled by a powerful and angstful modern environmentalism, the destructive capacities of modern western society have come in for particular scrutiny.
Etymology
From angst + -ful. Compare German angstvoll.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.