reproachful
"reproachful" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reproachful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expressing or containing reproach
Corpus desk
Index EN-reproachful · reproachful · English
reproachful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reproachful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reproachful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reproachful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for reproachful, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From reproach + -ful. The correct English form is reproachful, spelled R-E-P-R-O-A-C-H-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1Expressing or containing reproach
- 2Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reproachful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He lived a reproachful life.
Etymology
From reproach + -ful.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.