tasteful
/ˈteɪstfəl/adjective
tasteful is spelled T-A-S-T-E-F-U-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tasteful means “Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tasteful?
| Letters | 8: T-A-S-T-E-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tasteful?
Tasteful appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 tasteful?
- /ˈteɪstfəl/
Tasteful 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: En-us-tasteful.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tasteful?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tasteful.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: stateful.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tasteful
- more tasteful comparative
- most tasteful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tasteful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
Her home was decorated with tasteful, classical furnishings.
- 2
Having a high relish; savoury.
- 3
colloquialGay; fashionable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tasteful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense exhibiting good taste:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de bon goût |
| German | geschmackvoll |
| Spanish | sabroso |
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 tasteful come from?
From taste + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).