# fulfill

> English word · Verb · IPA /fʊlˈfɪl/ · frequency rank #8,794

## Definitions
1. To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
2. To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
3. To obey, follow, comply with (a rule, requirement etc.).
4. To package, distribute, or ship goods.
5. To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.

## Etymology
From Middle English fulfillen, from Old English fullfyllan (“to fill full”). By surface analysis, full- + fill.

## Easily confused with
- **fulfilled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fulfill-vs-fulfilled)
- **fulfil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fulfil-vs-fulfill)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffulfill`, `flufill`, `fuflill`, `fulffill`, `fulflil`, `fulifll`, `fullfill`, `uflfill`

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