# fearsome

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɪɹsəm/ · frequency rank #27,145

## Definitions
1. frightening, especially in appearance.
2. fearful, frightened

## Etymology
From fear + -some. Compare German furchtsam (“fearful”, obsolete also “fearsome”); this is more closely equivalent to English frightsome, however.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`efarsome`, `faersome`, `fearosme`, `fearrsome`, `fearsmoe`, `fearsoem`, `fearsomme`, `fearssome`, `feasrome`, `ferasome`, `ffearsome`

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