basketful
noun
basketful is spelled B-A-S-K-E-T-F-U-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, basketful means “The amount that will fit into a basket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of basketful is basketfuls or basketsful.
How many letters and syllables are in basketful?
| Letters | 9: B-A-S-K-E-T-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 basketful?
Basketful appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 basketful?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-basketful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of basketful
- basketfuls plural
- basketsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does basketful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount that will fit into a basket
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Basketful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the amount that will fit into a basket:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hottée |
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 basketful come from?
From Middle English basket ful, baskett full, equivalent to basket + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).