blushful

/ˈblʌʃfəl/

//ˈblʌʃfəl// adj

"blushful" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blushful” 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 blushes.

Corpus desk

Index EN-blushful · blushful · English

blushful · 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 "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for blushful
PropertyValue
Headwordblushful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈblʌʃfəl/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “blushful” in English

blushfulranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blushful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈblʌʃfəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Full of blushes.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for blushful in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From blush (adjective) + -ful. The correct English form is blushful, spelled B-L-U-S-H-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Full of blushes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how blushful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [F]rom his [Summer's] ardent look the turning Spring / Averts her blushful face; and earth, and ſkies, / All-ſmiling, to his hot dominion leaves.
  2. She was particularly pleased with the wine, which at not infrequent intervals she tasted. Beyond all doubt it promised to be of vintage quality. Clearly the long hot summer had put more than a little pep into the berries. Yes, she told herself as she tasted it again, this was the true, the blushful, the real McCoy.

Etymology

From blush (adjective) + -ful.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blushful"?
"blushful" is spelled B-L-U-S-H-F-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblʌʃfəl/.
What does "blushful" mean?
As an adjective, "blushful" means: Full of blushes.
How do you pronounce "blushful"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blushful" is /ˈblʌʃfəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "blushful"?
From blush (adjective) + -ful. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list