sackful
/ˈsæk.fʊl/noun
sackful is spelled S-A-C-K-F-U-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sackful means “The amount a sack will contain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sackful is sackfuls or sacksful.
How many letters and syllables are in sackful?
| Letters | 7: S-A-C-K-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sackful?
Sackful appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 sackful?
- /ˈsæk.fʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sackful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sackful
- sackfuls plural
- sacksful plural
- more sackful comparative
- most sackful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sackful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount a sack will contain.
A sackful of sand won't help the soil here much, but a dump truck full would.
- 2
A large number or amount (of something).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteIntent on plunder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sackful come from?
From sack (“bag”) + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).