bellyful
noun
bellyful is spelled B-E-L-L-Y-F-U-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bellyful means “Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bellyful is bellyfuls or belliesful.
How many letters and syllables are in bellyful?
| Letters | 8: B-E-L-L-Y-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 bellyful?
Bellyful appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 bellyful
- bellyfuls plural
- belliesful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bellyful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
- 2
informalAn undesirably large quantity of something.
She gave me a bellyful of abuse when I arrived home late.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bellyful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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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 bellyful come from?
From belly + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).