remorseful
/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/adjective
remorseful is spelled R-E-M-O-R-S-E-F-U-L: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, remorseful means “Feeling or filled with remorse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in remorseful?
| Letters | 10: R-E-M-O-R-S-E-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is remorseful?
Remorseful appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 remorseful?
- /ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/
Remorseful has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-remorseful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of remorseful
- more remorseful comparative
- most remorseful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does remorseful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Feeling or filled with remorse.
He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.
- 2
Expressing or caused by remorse.
There was a remorseful look on her face.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Remorseful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | reuevoll, reumütig, reuig |
| Spanish | arrepentido, remordiente , compungido |
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 remorseful come from?
From remorse + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).