bagful
[ˈbæɡfʊɫ]noun
bagful is spelled B-A-G-F-U-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bagful means “The amount that fills a bag” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bagful is bagfuls or bagsful.
How many letters and syllables are in bagful?
| Letters | 6: B-A-G-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bagful?
Bagful appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bagful?
- UK [ˈbæɡfʊɫ]
Bagful has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bagful
- bagfuls plural
- bagsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bagful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount that fills a bag.
She carried a bagful of groceries into the house.
- 2
A large assortment.
The politician had a bagful of humorous anecdotes she could interject into any spur of the moment stump speech.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bagful come from?
From Middle English bage-ful, bage full, baggeful, bagg-ful; equivalent to bag + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).