baneful
adjective
baneful is spelled B-A-N-E-F-U-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, baneful means “Harmful, injurious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in baneful?
| Letters | 7: B-A-N-E-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is baneful?
Baneful appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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).
Forms of baneful
- more baneful comparative
- most baneful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does baneful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicPoisonous, deadly.
- 2
Harmful, injurious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Baneful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Deadly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | funeste |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does baneful come from?
From bane + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).