forceful
force·ful/ˈfɔːsfəl/adjective
forceful is spelled F-O-R-C-E-F-U-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables (force·ful). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, forceful means “Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in forceful?
| Letters | 8: F-O-R-C-E-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: force·ful |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 forceful?
Forceful appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 forceful?
- UK /ˈfɔːsfəl/
- UK [ˈfɔːsfl̩]
- British /ˈfoːsfəl/
Forceful has 2 syllables, split force·ful in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-forceful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of forceful
- more forceful comparative
- most forceful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does forceful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Capable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
forceful leader
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forceful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense powerful:
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 forceful come from?
From force + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).