# skillful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈskɪl.fəl/ · frequency rank #24,592

## Definitions
1. Possessing skill; skilled.
2. Requiring skill.

## Etymology
From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.

## Easily confused with
- **skillfully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skillful-vs-skillfully)
- **skilful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skilful-vs-skillful)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ksillful`, `sikllful`, `skilflul`, `skillfful`, `skillflu`, `skillfull`, `skillufl`, `skkillful`, `sklilful`, `sskillful`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/skillful