stateful
"stateful" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stateful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.
Corpus desk
Index EN-stateful · stateful · English
stateful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stateful |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “stateful” in English
Rare enough to double-check
stateful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for stateful in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From state + -ful. In the computing sense it is intended as an opposite for stateless. The correct English form is stateful, spelled S-T-A-T-E-F-U-L.
Definition
- 1That supports different states, reacting to the same input differently depending on the current state.
- 2Full of state; stately.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how stateful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CORBA and DCOM are both stateful protocols. A user establishes a connection with the server and that connection remains in place during the entire session.
[T]o haue a generall timerous reſpect, obſerue a man, a ſtatefull ſcilence in his preſence: […]
Etymology
From state + -ful. In the computing sense it is intended as an opposite for stateless.
Antonyms
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.