full-throated
/ˌfʊlˈθɹəʊtɪd/
"full-throated" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“full-throated” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Using all the power of one's voice; communicated loudly or vociferously.
Corpus desk
Index EN-full-throated · full-throated · English
full-throated · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | full-throated |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌfʊlˈθɹəʊtɪd/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “full-throated” in English
Rare enough to double-check
full-throated is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌfʊlˈθɹəʊtɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for full-throated, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From full + throated. The correct English form is full-throated, spelled F-U-L-L---T-H-R-O-A-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Using all the power of one's voice; communicated loudly or vociferously.
- 2Showing strong feelings.
- 3Of a woman: having ample breasts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how full-throated appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[T]hou, light-winged Dryad of the trees, / In some melodious plot / Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, / Singest of summer in full-throated ease.
The laughter was not quite so full-throated as before. Such excessive cleverness was a little Satanic.
Etymology
From full + throated.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.