fistful
fist·ful/ˈfɪstˌfʊl/noun
fistful is spelled F-I-S-T-F-U-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables (fist·ful). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fistful means “The amount that can be held in a closed fist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fistful is fistfuls or fistsful.
How many letters and syllables are in fistful?
| Letters | 7: F-I-S-T-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fist·ful |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 fistful?
Fistful appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 fistful?
- US /ˈfɪstˌfʊl/
- /ˈfəstˌfʊl/
- /ˈfɪstˌfʉl/
Fistful has 2 syllables, split fist·ful in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-fistful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fistful
- fistfuls plural
- fistsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fistful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount that can be held in a closed fist.
- 2
A small number of something.
- 3
A blow with the fist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fistful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the amount that can be held in a closed fist:
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 fistful come from?
From fist (noun) + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).