soulful
/ˈsoʊlfəl/adjective, noun
soulful is spelled S-O-U-L-F-U-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, soulful means “Full of emotion and vigor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in soulful?
| Letters | 7: S-O-U-L-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd 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 soulful?
Soulful appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd 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 soulful?
- /ˈsoʊlfəl/
Soulful has 2 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-soulful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of soulful
- more soulful comparative
- most soulful superlative
- soulfuls plural
- soulsful plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soulful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Full of emotion and vigor.
- 2
Full of soul.
noun
- 1
An amount enough to fill one's soul.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does soulful come from?
From soul + -ful (adjective suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).