revengeful

/ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl/

//ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl// adj

"revengeful" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“revengeful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vengeful, vindictive.

Corpus desk

Index EN-revengeful · revengeful · English

revengeful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for revengeful
PropertyValue
Headwordrevengeful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “revengeful” in English

revengefulsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

revengeful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vengeful, vindictive.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for revengeful, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From revenge + -ful. The correct English form is revengeful, spelled R-E-V-E-N-G-E-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vengeful, vindictive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how revengeful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the baser mind it selfe displayes / In cancred malice and revengefull spight […].

Etymology

From revenge + -ful.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "revengeful"?
"revengeful" is spelled R-E-V-E-N-G-E-F-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl/.
What does "revengeful" mean?
As an adjective, "revengeful" means: Vengeful, vindictive.
How do you pronounce "revengeful"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "revengeful" is /ɹɪˈvɛnd͡ʒfʊl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "revengeful"?
From revenge + -ful. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list