# powerful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpaʊəfl̩/ · frequency rank #1,492

## Definitions
1. Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
2. Leading to many or important deductions.
3. Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
4. Being a powerful number.

## Etymology
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull. By surface analysis, power + -ful.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`opwerful`, `poewrful`, `powefrul`, `powerfful`, `powerflu`, `powerfull`, `powerrful`, `powerufl`, `powreful`, `powwerful`, `ppowerful`, `pwoerful`

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