fruitful
fruit·ful/ˈfɹuːtfl̩/adjective
fruitful is spelled F-R-U-I-T-F-U-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables (fruit·ful). It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, fruitful means “Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in fruitful?
| Letters | 8: F-R-U-I-T-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fruit·ful |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 fruitful?
Fruitful appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 fruitful?
- /ˈfɹuːtfl̩/
Fruitful has 2 syllables, split fruit·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-fruitful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fruitful
- more fruitful comparative
- most fruitful superlative
- fruitfull
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fruitful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
- 2
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all–I got promoted
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fruitful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | fruchtbar |
| Portuguese | fértil, frutífero , produtivo, frutuoso |
| Spanish | fértil , prolífico, productivo, fructífero |
| French | fructueux |
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 fruitful come from?
From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).