# hateful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈheɪtfəl/ · frequency rank #14,556

## Definitions
1. Evoking a feeling of hatred.
2. Dislikeable.
3. Full of hatred.
4. Bigoted.

## Etymology
From Middle English hateful. By surface analysis, hate + -ful.

## Easily confused with
- **hopeful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hateful-vs-hopeful)
- **handful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/handful-vs-hateful)
- **harmful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harmful-vs-hateful)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ahteful`, `haetful`, `hatefful`, `hateflu`, `hatefull`, `hateufl`, `hatfeul`, `hatteful`, `hhateful`, `htaeful`

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