hateful
hate·ful/ˈheɪtfəl/adjective
hateful is spelled H-A-T-E-F-U-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables (hate·ful). It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hateful means “Evoking a feeling of hatred” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hateful?
| Letters | 7: H-A-T-E-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hate·ful |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 hateful?
Hateful appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 hateful?
- /ˈheɪtfəl/
Hateful has 2 syllables, split hate·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-hateful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hateful
- hatefuller comparative
- more hateful comparative
- hatefullest superlative
- most hateful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hateful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Evoking a feeling of hatred.
- 2
Dislikeable.
- 3
Full of hatred.
- 4
Bigoted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hateful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | odieux , haineux |
| German | häßlich, gehässig , hasserfüllt |
| Spanish | odioso , odiador , detestable |
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 hateful come from?
From Middle English hateful. By surface analysis, hate + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).