gutful
noun
gutful is spelled G-U-T-F-U-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gutful means “As much as a gut (abdomen) will hold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gutful is gutfuls or gutsful.
How many letters and syllables are in gutful?
| Letters | 6: G-U-T-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 gutful?
Gutful appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 gutful?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_gutful.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gutful
- gutfuls plural
- gutsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gutful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAs much as a gut (abdomen) will hold.
He drank a gutful of beer.
- 2
AustraliaUKslangAs much as one is willing to hear or experience; as much as or more than one can bear; too much; a surfeit.
I've had a gutful of politics lately.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gutful come from?
From gut + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).