griefful
"griefful" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“griefful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expressing or full of grief; painful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-griefful · griefful · English
griefful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | griefful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “griefful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
griefful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expressing or full of grief; painful.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for griefful, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From grief + -ful. The correct English form is griefful, spelled G-R-I-E-F-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Expressing or full of grief; painful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how griefful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
each the other gan with passion great, / And griefull pittie priuately bemone.
Etymology
From grief + -ful.
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.