# mouthful

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaʊθfʊl/ · frequency rank #28,630

## Definitions
1. The amount that will fit in a mouth.
2. Quite a bit.
3. Something difficult to pronounce or say.
4. A tirade of abusive language.

## Etymology
From Middle English mouthful, mouth-full, mouthe full, from Old English *mūþfull, from Proto-West Germanic *munþafull, equivalent to mouth + -ful. Compare Dutch mondvol (“mouthful”), German Mundvoll (“mouthful”), Danish mundfuld (“mouthful”), Swedish munfull (“mouthful”), Icelandic munnfylli (“mouthful”). Compare also West Frisian mûlfol (“mouthful”).

## Easily confused with
- **mournful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mournful-vs-mouthful)

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmouthful`, `motuhful`, `mouhtful`, `moutfhul`, `mouthfful`, `mouthflu`, `mouthfull`, `mouthhful`, `mouthufl`, `moutthful`, `muothful`, `omuthful`

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