# frightful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹaɪtfəl/ · frequency rank #36,150

## Definitions
1. Full of fright, whether
2. Full of fright, whether
3. Full of something causing fright, whether
4. Full of something causing fright, whether

## Etymology
From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ffrightful`, `firghtful`, `frgihtful`, `frigghtful`, `frighftul`, `frighhtful`, `frightfful`, `frightflu`, `frightfull`, `frighttful`, `frightufl`, `frigthful`, `frihgtful`, `frrightful`, `rfightful`

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