boxful
noun
boxful is spelled B-O-X-F-U-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boxful means “As much as a box will hold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boxful is boxfuls or boxesful.
How many letters and syllables are in boxful?
| Letters | 6: B-O-X-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 boxful?
Boxful appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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 boxful
- boxfuls plural
- boxesful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boxful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
As much as a box will hold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boxful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense as much as a box will hold:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boîte |
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 boxful come from?
From box + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).