wrathful
/ˈɹæθfəl/adjective
wrathful is spelled W-R-A-T-H-F-U-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, wrathful means “Possessed of great wrath; very angry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wrathful?
| Letters | 8: W-R-A-T-H-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wrathful?
Wrathful appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 wrathful?
- UK /ˈɹɒθfəl/
- US /ˈɹæθfəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wrathful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wrathful
- more wrathful comparative
- most wrathful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrathful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Possessed of great wrath; very angry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wrathful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense possessed of great wrath:
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 wrathful come from?
Inherited from Middle English wrattheful, wrathful; by surface analysis, wrath + ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).