usefull
/ˈjuːsfʊl/
"usefull" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“usefull” is uncommon English (frequency #71,199 among 1,433 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,199
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete form of useful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-usefull · usefull · English
usefull · rank #71,199 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,199
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unenthusiastic
Nearest frequency peer: unenthusiastic (-2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “usefull”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ulama
ulama
28,809 corpus weight
- unders
unders
28,807 corpus weight
- underwire
underwire
28,806 corpus weight
- undiminished
undiminished
28,805 corpus weight
- unenthusias…
unenthusiastic
28,804 corpus weight
- usefull
usefull
28,802 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “usefull” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | usefull |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈjuːsfʊl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #71,199 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “usefull” in English
Rare enough to double-check
usefull is uncommon English at frequency #71,199 among 1,433 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈjuːsfʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obsolete form of useful.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for usefull in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is usefull, spelled U-S-E-F-U-L-L.
Definition
- 1Obsolete form of useful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how usefull appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For Pens, so usefull for Scholars to note the remarkables they read, with an impression easily deleble without prejudice to the Book.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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