bucketful
noun
bucketful is spelled B-U-C-K-E-T-F-U-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bucketful means “The quantity contained in a bucket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bucketful is bucketfuls or bucketsful.
How many letters and syllables are in bucketful?
| Letters | 9: B-U-C-K-E-T-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 bucketful?
Bucketful appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 bucketful
- bucketfuls plural
- bucketsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bucketful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quantity contained in a bucket.
- 2
A large quantity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bucketful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quantity contained in a bucket:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | baldada |
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 bucketful come from?
From bucket + -ful. Compare Old English būcful, būcfull (“bucketful”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).