vengeful
/ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/adjective
vengeful is spelled V-E-N-G-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, vengeful means “Vindictive or wanting vengeance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vengeful?
| Letters | 8: V-E-N-G-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 |
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 vengeful?
Vengeful 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 vengeful?
- /ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/
Vengeful 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-vengeful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vengeful
- more vengeful comparative
- most vengeful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vengeful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
His chains now broken, the prisoner turned a vengeful eye toward his former captors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vengeful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense wanting vengeance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vindicatif, revanchiste |
| German | rachsüchtig, rachgierig |
| Portuguese | vingativo |
| Spanish | vengativo |
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 vengeful come from?
From venge + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).