# colorful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkʌl.ə.fl̩/ · frequency rank #9,584

## Definitions
1. Possessing prominent and varied colors.
2. Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.
3. Profane, obscene, offensive (usually in the phrase colourful language).

## Etymology
From color + -ful.

## Easily confused with
- **colourful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colorful-vs-colourful)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccolorful`, `cloorful`, `collorful`, `colofrul`, `colorfful`, `colorflu`, `colorfull`, `colorrful`, `colorufl`, `colroful`, `coolrful`, `oclorful`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colorful