wordful

adj

"wordful" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wordful” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Full of words; wordy; talkative; verbose

Corpus desk

Index EN-wordful · wordful · English

wordful · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "W" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for wordful
PropertyValue
Headwordwordful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “wordful” in English

wordfulfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wordful is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Full of words; wordy; talkative; verbose".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wordful, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wordefull, from Old English wordfull, equivalent to word + -ful. The correct English form is wordful, spelled W-O-R-D-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Full of words; wordy; talkative; verbose

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how wordful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I was a wordful child. My family says I talked before I walked.

Etymology

From Middle English wordefull, from Old English wordfull, equivalent to word + -ful.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wordful"?
"wordful" is spelled W-O-R-D-F-U-L.
What does "wordful" mean?
As an adjective, "wordful" means: Full of words; wordy; talkative; verbose
What is the origin of the word "wordful"?
From Middle English wordefull, from Old English wordfull, equivalent to word + -ful. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list