youthful
youth·ful/ˈjuθfəl/adjective
youthful is spelled Y-O-U-T-H-F-U-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables (youth·ful). It appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, youthful means “Young or seeming young” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in youthful?
| Letters | 8: Y-O-U-T-H-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: youth·ful |
| In writing | 3.8 times per million words; the 13,321st 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 youthful?
Youthful appears 3.8 times per million words in written English, the 13,321st 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 youthful?
- UK /ˈjuːθfəl/
- British /ˈjʉwθfəl/
- US /ˈjuθfəl/
Youthful has 2 syllables, split youth·ful in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-youthful.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of youthful
- more youthful comparative
- most youthful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does youthful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Young or seeming young.
a youthful butler
- 2
Characteristic of young people.
youthful vivacity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Youthful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense young or seeming young:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | juvénile, jeune |
| German | jugendlich, jung |
| Portuguese | juvenil, jovem |
| Spanish | juvenil, joven |
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 youthful come from?
From youth + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).