ladleful
noun
ladleful is spelled L-A-D-L-E-F-U-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ladleful means “A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ladleful is ladlefuls or ladlesful.
How many letters and syllables are in ladleful?
| Letters | 8: L-A-D-L-E-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 ladleful?
Ladleful appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 ladleful?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ladleful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ladleful
- ladlefuls plural
- ladlesful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ladleful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sufficient quantity to fill a ladle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ladleful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense amount a ladle can hold:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | louchée |
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 ladleful come from?
From Middle English ladelful, ladel-ful; equivalent to ladle + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).