shovelful
noun
shovelful is spelled S-H-O-V-E-L-F-U-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shovelful means “The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shovelful is shovelfuls or shovelsful.
How many letters and syllables are in shovelful?
| Letters | 9: S-H-O-V-E-L-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 shovelful?
Shovelful appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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).
Forms of shovelful
- shovelfuls plural
- shovelsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shovelful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount that can be moved at once with a shovel.
One shovelful of dirt makes a molehill; a million shovelfuls make a mountain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shovelful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense amount that can be moved with a shovel:
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 shovelful come from?
From shovel + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).