cupful
/ˈkʌp̪fl̩/noun
cupful is spelled C-U-P-F-U-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cupful means “The amount necessary to fill a cup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cupful is cupfuls or cupsful.
How many letters and syllables are in cupful?
| Letters | 6: C-U-P-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 cupful?
Cupful appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
How do you pronounce cupful?
- /ˈkʌp̪fl̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cupful.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cupful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cupful
- cupfuls plural
- cupsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cupful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount necessary to fill a cup.
Add a cupful of milk to the sauce.
- 2
A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cupful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the amount necessary to fill a cup:
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 cupful come from?
From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).