eyeful

noun

"eyeful" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“eyeful” is uncommon English (frequency #98,099 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,099
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A full or complete view; a good look.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eyeful · eyeful · English

eyeful · rank #98,099 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,099
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH extrasensory

Nearest frequency peer: extrasensory (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “eyeful”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “eyeful” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eyeful
PropertyValue
Headwordeyeful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,099
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “eyeful” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).eyefulfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “extrasensory” (#98,098), “exploiter” (#98,097), “facetiously” (#98,101). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “eyeful” is #98,099. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eyeful is uncommon English at frequency #98,099 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

eyeful has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From eye + -ful. The correct English form is eyeful, spelled E-Y-E-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A full or complete view; a good look.
  2. 2
    A remarkable sight or a very attractive person.
  3. 3
    Enough material to fill one's eye.
  4. 4
    A brief period of sleep; forty winks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eyeful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I could barely see through two eyefuls of dust.
  2. an eyeful of tears

Etymology

From eye + -ful.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eyeful"?
"eyeful" is spelled E-Y-E-F-U-L.
What does "eyeful" mean?
As a noun, "eyeful" means: A full or complete view; a good look.
What is the origin of the word "eyeful"?
From eye + -ful. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "eyeful", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list