# watchful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.fəl/ · frequency rank #25,972

## Definitions
1. Fully observant, vigilant, or aware.

## Etymology
From Middle English waccheful, equivalent to watch + -ful. Compare West Frisian waaks (“watchful”), Dutch waaks, waakzaam (“watchful”), German wachsam (“watchful”), Swedish vaksam (“watchful”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`awtchful`, `wacthful`, `watcchful`, `watcfhul`, `watchfful`, `watchflu`, `watchfull`, `watchhful`, `watchufl`, `wathcful`, `wattchful`, `wtachful`, `wwatchful`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/watchful