brimful
/ˈbɹɪmfʊl/
"brimful" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“brimful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Filled to maximum capacity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-brimful · brimful · English
brimful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | brimful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈbɹɪmfʊl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “brimful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
brimful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbɹɪmfʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Filled to maximum capacity.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for brimful, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From brim + -ful. The correct English form is brimful, spelled B-R-I-M-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Filled to maximum capacity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how brimful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So weighty was the cup, / That being propos'd brimful of wine, one scarce could lift it up.
And better still come back cried Sydney (how often she remembered that valediction later on!). And then she hovered, as blithe as a bee, about the doctor, beguiHug him into tales of when he and his Moll were young, and what a pretty woman she was, till by-and-by Mary came smiliug back, reporting her mother gone off looking better already, and an eloquent…
Etymology
From brim + -ful.
Synonyms
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.