resentful
/ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/adjective
resentful is spelled R-E-S-E-N-T-F-U-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, resentful means “Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resentful?
| Letters | 9: R-E-S-E-N-T-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 resentful?
Resentful appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 resentful?
- /ɹɪˈzɛntfəl/
Resentful 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)-Vealhurl-resentful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resentful
- more resentful comparative
- most resentful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resentful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when wronged.
- 2
Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resentful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rancunier, rancuneux , indigné |
| Spanish | resentido |
| German | empört, verärgert, ärgert |
| Portuguese | ressentido |
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 resentful come from?
From resent + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).